Transforming growth factor beta as a virulence mechanism for Leishmania braziliensis.

A Barral, M Barral-Netto, EC Yong… - Proceedings of the …, 1993 - National Acad Sciences
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) has potent down-regulating effects on
macrophages and is thus capable of influencing the fate of intramacrophage parasites …

Epidemiological aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in a periurban area of the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

VMA Passos, AL Falcão, MCA Marzochi… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1993 - SciELO Brasil
In order to characterize the epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in a
periurban area of the municipality of Sabará in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte …

Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia: a longitudinal study of the natural history, prevalence, and incidence of infection and clinical manifestations

KA Weigle, C Santrich, F Martinez… - Journal of Infectious …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
This prospective study measured the incidence of Leishmania infection, by Leishmanin skin
test (LST) conversion, and leishmaniasis, by new acquisition of lesions, in a Leishmania …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis in British troops from Belize

NC Hepburn, MJ Tidman… - British Journal of …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
The medical records of 306 British soldiers in whom a clinical diagnosis of cutaneous
leishmaniasis had been made following a tour of duty in Belize were analysed …

Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis: a clinicopathologic classification

OP Sangueza, JM Sangueza, MJ Stiller… - Journal of the American …, 1993 - Elsevier
Background: Leishmaniasis, a chronic parasitic disease transmitted by Phlebotomus
sandflies, affects millions of patients. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania …

A clinical prediction rule for American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Colombia

KA Weigle, M Escobar, AL Arias… - International journal …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Neither parasitological nor molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis is widely available in
clinical settings where American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic. Therefore four …