cell-mediated immunity (cmi) plays an important role in resistance against leishmaniasis. delayed-type hypersensitivity (dth) reaction measured by skin testing is a practical method of evaluation of cmi and is used as an aid to diagnosis and for epidemiological assessment of exposure to leishmanial infection. skin testing in leishmaniasis, generally known as montenegro or leishmanin test, requi...

skin and leather characteristics of hair-type goats were studied in relation to their sex and age, using 100 randomly-selected skin from goats reared in east west iran. mean weights of skin and leather were 859.2±35.2 and 357.4±16.2 g, and the length and width of leather ranged from 60 to 121 and 41 to 87 cm, respectively. age had a significant effect on the weight and area of skin and leather....

Three new provisional types of Group A streptococci have been identified among strains isolated from skin infections of American Indian children. A previously established type, Type 41, was also recognized among the pyoderma strains. Most of the skin streptococci with T-agglutination pattern 3/13/B3264 could be identified as Type 41 or as one of two new provisional types, Schoenborn (Type 52) a...

Background & Aim: Onosma stenosiphon has been used as herbal medicine for healing skin cuts and rashes. However, burn healing effect of this herb has not been yet reported in pharmaceutical texts. The aim of this study was to find out the effect of herb ointment on burn healing the superficial wounds post type II burns of back and testis region in Wistar rats. Experimental: A total of...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of skin lesions in type 2 diabetes patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Muhammad Medical College Hospital Mirpukhas, Sindh from July 2008 to December 2009. The sample size comprised of 1270 type 2 diabetes patients. The patients were examined by a physician to determine the presence of diabetes m...