Immunotherapy with Mycobacterium vaccae in the treatment of psoriasis

Abstract A placebo-controlled study of immunotherapy with Mycobacterium vaccae for chronic plaque psoriasis showed improvement in the psoriasis area severity index in 19 of 21 immunotherapy recipients (P

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Published in:FEMS immunology and medical microbiology 1998-05, Vol.21 (1), p.71-77
Main Authors: Lehrer, Amira, Bressanelli, Amalia, Wachsmann, Viviana, Bottasso, Oscar, Bay, Maria-Luisa, Singh, Mahavir, Stanford, Cynthia, Stanford, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Antigens
Antigens, Bacterial - immunology
Bacterial Proteins
Biological and medical sciences
Cells, Cultured
Chaperonin 60
Chaperonins - immunology
Concanavalin A
Concanavalin A - immunology
Dermatology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Etiology
Humans
Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, Active
Lymphocyte Activation - immunology
Lymphocytes
Medical sciences
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium - immunology
Mycobacterium avium - immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis - immunology
Mycobacterium vaccae
Psoriasis
Psoriasis - immunology
Psoriasis - therapy
Psoriasis. Parapsoriasis. Lichen
Severity of Illness Index
Side effects
Skin diseases
Tetanus
Vaccines
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Summary:Abstract A placebo-controlled study of immunotherapy with Mycobacterium vaccae for chronic plaque psoriasis showed improvement in the psoriasis area severity index in 19 of 21 immunotherapy recipients (P
ISSN:0928-8244
1574-695X
2049-632X
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-695X.1998.tb01151.x