Development of highly organized lymphoid structures in Buruli ulcer lesions after treatment with rifampicin and streptomycin.

• Автори: Daniela Schütte (Автор), Alphonse Um-Boock (Автор), Ernestina Mensah-Quainoo (Автор), Peter Itin (Автор), Peter Schmid (Автор), Gerd Pluschke (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is an infection of the subcutaneous tissue leading to chronic necrotising skin ulcers. The pathogenesis is associated with the cytocidal and immunosuppressive activities of a macrolide toxin. Histopathological hallmark of progressing disease...