Majocchi's granuloma is a persistent supurative folliculitis, associated with a deep granulomatous reaction induced by dermatophytes. There are two clinical forms of Majocchi's granuloma: the superficial form that appears in healthy individuals after localized trauma; and the nodular form, which occurs i...
There is evidence in both human and experimental infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that immunologic factors influence susceptibility to infection and the progress of the disease. The present study aims to evaluate the role of IFN- g upon inflammatory granulomatous response against M. bovis....
The subcutaneous tissue of the hamster cheek pouch, a site of immunologic privilege, has been used to investigate the potential infectivity of different types of parasites. It has been demonstrated that the implantation of fragments of lesions induced by the fungus Lacazia loboi, the etiologic agent of J...
Paracoccidioidomicose é micose profunda causada pelo P. brasiliensis e caracterizada histologicamente por granulomas epitelióides, com supuraçäo central e halo linfomonoplasmocitário. O granuloma paracoccidioídico está intimamente relacionado com a resposta imune do hospedeiro. A infecçäo benign...
