TY - JOUR
T1 - Imunologia da hanseníase
AU - Mendonça, Vanessa Amaral
AU - Costa, Rosane Dias
AU - De Melo, Gustavo Eustáquio Brito Alvim
AU - Antunes, Carlos Maurício
AU - Teixeira, Antonio Lúcio
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease characterized by contrasting clinical forms that are dependent on the interactions between the bacillus and the host immune response. Thus, the study of the immunological process is extremely relevant for the comprehension of the mechanisms involved in leprosy presentation and development. In this paper, the immunopathogenesis of leprosy is reviewed.
AB - Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease characterized by contrasting clinical forms that are dependent on the interactions between the bacillus and the host immune response. Thus, the study of the immunological process is extremely relevant for the comprehension of the mechanisms involved in leprosy presentation and development. In this paper, the immunopathogenesis of leprosy is reviewed.
KW - Chemokines
KW - Leprosy
KW - Leprosy/classification
KW - Leprosy/complication
KW - Leprosy/genetics
KW - Leprosy/immunology
KW - Mycobacterium leprae
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U2 - 10.1590/S0365-05962008000400010
DO - 10.1590/S0365-05962008000400010
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:55249105700
SN - 0365-0596
VL - 83
SP - 343
EP - 350
JO - Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
JF - Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
IS - 4
ER -