In situ immune response in human chromoblastomycosis--a possible role for regulatory and Th17 T cells.

• Main Authors: Aline Alves de Lima Silva (Author), Paulo Ricardo Criado (Author), Ricardo Spina Nunes (Author), Wellington Luiz Ferreira da Silva (Author), Luciane Kanashiro-Galo (Author), Maria Irma Seixas Duarte (Author), Mirian N Sotto (Author), Carla Pagliari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection that affects skin and subcutaneous tissue. Lesions can be classified in tumorous, verrucous, cicatricial and plaque type. The cellular immune response in the severe form of the disease seems to correlate with a Th2 pattern of cytokines. The humoral i...