Local nerve damage in leprosy does not lead to an impaired cellular immune response or decreased wound healing in the skin.

Siddiqui, M Ruby; Moreira, Andre L; Negesse, Yohannes; Taye, Genet A; Hanekom, Willem A; Haslett, Patrick A J; Britton, Sven; Kaplan, Gilla

Siddiqui, M Ruby; Moreira, Andre L; Negesse, Yohannes; Taye, Genet A; Hanekom, Willem A; Haslett, Patrick A J; Britton, Sven; Kaplan, Gilla.

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Siddiqui MR; Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA. siddiqr@hotmail.com

J Infect Dis ; 186(2): 260-5, 2002 Jul 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12134264

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Hypersensitivity, Delayed/immunology; Leprosy/immunology; Mycobacterium leprae/immunology; Neuritis/immunology; Wound Healing/immunology; Adolescent; Adult; Antigens, CD1/analysis; Biopsy; CD3 Complex/analysis; CD8 Antigens/analysis; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Ki-67 Antigen/analysis; Leprosy/metabolism; Leprosy/pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Neuritis/metabolism; Neuritis/pathology; Tuberculin Test

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Theme: Complicacoes / Geral Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Wound Healing / Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Leprosy / Mycobacterium leprae / Neuritis Language: En Journal: J Infect Dis Year: 2002 Document type: Article

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