title: [Immunology of tertiary pinta].
abstract: We've studied the immunological performed of twenty two natives Tikunas suffering from tertiary pinta. Among those, patients had been treated previously (two years earlier) which 2,400,000 IU of G benzathine penicillin, and twelve had no treatment. Both groups demonstrated an increment in the IgM synthesis (72.72%), IgG (50%), indicating the presence of strong antigenic stimuli. The great majority presenting a negative response revealed also a reduction in the cellular immune competence to at least two of the tests performed (92.3%), when were realized the PPD, DNCB and skin grafts tests.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010874:Pinta / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
vernacular_title: Imunologia da pinta terciaria.