Possible mechanisms of chronic leprosy-related arthritis
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Possible mechanisms of chronic leprosy-related arthritis.
Microbial agents induce arthritis through mechanisms such as direct infiltration of tissue and by inducing autoimmune phenomena. The mechanisms involved in this last type of arthritis have been investigated. In experimental models of adjuvant and reactive arthritis, the involvement of T cells in some cases mycobacteria in the development of arthritis have been confirmed. Cross-reactivity betwee...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31801997000200007