Leishmania amazonensis Infection in Nude Mice

摘要

Leishmania amazonensis is an intracellular protozoan parasite of macrophages. Cutaneous leishmaniasis in an immunocompetent host begins as papules or nodules Followed by ulceration a the site of promastigote inoculation. In this study, the pathological Changes of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions in T cell deficient nude mice were examined. When infected with L.