Research Article

Macrophage Polarization in the Skin Lesion Caused by Neotropical Species of Leishmania sp

Table 1

Characteristics of the samples used in the present study.

Clinical formsLeishmania specie° of biopsyType of lesionEndemic area

Anergic diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasisL. (L.) amazonensis5Infiltrative/nodularBrazil
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasisL. (L.) amazonensis4UlceratedBrazil
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasisL. (V.) panamensis10UlceratedPanamá
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasisL. (V.) braziliensis5UlceratedBrazil
Nonulcerated or atypical cutaneous leishmaniasisL. (L.) infantum chagasi10NonulceratedHonduras