IMMUNOHISTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CELLULAR INFILTRATE IN DERMATOPHYTOSIS

Authors
SZEPES E MAGYARLAKI M BATTYANI Z SCHNEIDER I
Citation
E. Szepes et al., IMMUNOHISTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CELLULAR INFILTRATE IN DERMATOPHYTOSIS, Mycoses, 36(5-6), 1993, pp. 203-206
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases",Mycology
Journal title
Mycoses → ACNP
ISSN journal
09337407
Volume
36
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
203 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0933-7407(1993)36:5-6<203:ICOTCI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The local cell composition of skin infections caused by Trichophyton r ubrum (13 cases) and Microsporum canis (2 cases) was examined using mo noclonal antibodies and the ABC immunperoxidase technique. The number of Langerhans cells increased both in the epithelium and in the dermis of the mycotic area. Apart from these, only T cells were found in the dermis, among which helper cells were predominant. The helper/suppres sor ratio showed variations depending upon the pathogen.