title: Okt6 Positme Epidermal L4ngerhans Cells in Tinea Corporis.
abstract: Langerhans cells (LC) were defined by indirect immunofluoresence using OKT6 monoclonal antibody in the skin lesions of 11 untreated patients with tinea corporis. The number and distribution of OKr6 + epidermal LC in the lesions was very low in comparison to that found in the normal skin. In most of the lesions, T6 + LC could not be seen in the epidermis. A like antigens were not detectable on the keratinocytes. These observations suggest deceased CMI response to the fungal infection and that the reduction in LC may be a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of tinea corporis.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girdhar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lavania
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Girdhar