Model for Disseminated Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Leishmania infection of a skin site with interrupted lymphatic drainage results in widespread cutaneous metastases. This model may provide a method for the study of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in man.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1975-12, Vol.190 (4220), p.1198-1200
Main Authors: Dariyoush M. H. Kadivar, Soulsby, E. J. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies
Antibodies - analysis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Diploidy
Disease Models, Animal
Earthquakes
Guinea Pigs
Immunity, Cellular
Infections
Leishmaniasis - immunology
Leishmaniasis - pathology
Lesions
Macrophages
Parasitism
Somatic cells
Temperature
Tumor cell line
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Summary:Leishmania infection of a skin site with interrupted lymphatic drainage results in widespread cutaneous metastases. This model may provide a method for the study of disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis in man.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1198104