| Abstrakt: |
We've studied the immunological performed of twenty two natives Tikunas suffering from tertiary pinta. Among those, patients had been treated previously (two years earlier) which 2,400,000 IU of G benzathine penicillin, and twelve had no treatment. Both groups demonstrated an increment in the IgM synthesis (72.72%), IgG (50%), indicating the presence of strong antigenic stimuli. The great majority presenting a negative response revealed also a reduction in the cellular immune competence to at least two of the tests performed (92.3%), when were realized the PPD, DNCB and skin grafts tests. |
