title: Amyloidosis in experimental tegumentary leishmaniasis in mice.
abstract: Renal and hepatosplenic amyloidosis was found in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis in mice infected with 10(6) purified amastigotes from lesions produced by the H21 strain of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis. After 1 year a progressive lesion leading to metastasis was observed in most animals.
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D051379:Mice; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid