Case Report: Increase of NK Cells and Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Associated with the Clinical Improvement of Diffuse Cutaneous Leishmaniasis after Immunochemotherapy with BCG/Leishmania Antigens

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 378 - 383
• Main Authors: PEREIRA, Ledice I. A, DORTA, Miriam L, LIMA, Gloria Maria C. A, RIBEIRO-DIAS, Fatima, PEREIRA, Ana Joaquina C. S, BASTOS, Rosidete P, OLIVEIRA, Milton A. P, PINTO, Sebastiao A, GALDINO, Hélio, MAYRINK, Wilson, BARCELOS, Warly, TOLEDO, Vicente P. C. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Deerfield, IL American Society of Tropical Medecine and Hygiene 01.09.2009
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Human bacterial diseases; Human protozoal diseases; Infectious diseases; Leshmaniasis; Medical sciences; Parasitic diseases; Protozoal diseases; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Kinetoplastida; Human; Protozoa; Skin disease; Protozoal disease; Monocyte; BCG; Mycobacterial infection; Parasitosis; Infection; Antigen; Natural killer cell; Case study; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Tuberculosis; Leishmania; Bacteriosis; Tropical medicine
• ISSN: 0002-9637; 1476-1645
• DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.378