Interleukin 32γ (IL-32γ) is highly expressed in cutaneous and mucosal lesions of American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis patients: association with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and IL-10

Table 2 Characteristics of ATL patients ^a

	^bCL	^cML
Male	19/24	6/10
Female	5/24	4/10
Age (years)	38.5 ± 15.1	57.2 ± 17.9
Number of lesions	3.5 ± 5.0	_
Size of Lesions (cm)	2.7 ± 2.2	_
Time of lesions (months)	7.2 ± 10.2	117.0 ± 51.0
^d MST (mm)	16.1 ± 7.6	21.4 ± 13.8
Positive diagnostic test results% (positive/total tested)
^e PCR	83.3 (20/24)	87.5 (7/8)
^f IHC	69.6 (16/23)	66.6 (6/9)
^g IFI	41.2 (7/17)	50.0 (4/8)
MST	76.2 (16/21)	100 (8/8)

^aThirty four ATL patients who were assisted at Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Anuar Auad (Goiânia - Goiás, West Central, Brazil), 24 with ^bCL (Cutaneous Leishmaniasis) and 10 with ^cML (mucosal leishmaniasis). ^dMST: Montenegro skin test; ^ePCR: polymerase chain reaction for Leishmania genus; ^fIHC: histopathological exam with immunohistochemistry for amastigotes; ^gIFI: indirect immunofluorescence; 21 patients were from West Central region of Brazil (including 9 with ML; one was from South East); 10 from North and one from North East.

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