Author | Edington, Fernando Luiz Barros | |
Author | Bacellar, Maria Olívia Amado Ramos | |
Author | Machado, Paulo Roberto | |
Author | Barbosa, Lúcio Macedo | |
Author | Reis, Eliana Almeida Gomes | |
Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos | |
Author | Santiago, Mittermayer Barreto | |
Access date | 2014-04-28T13:00:13Z | |
Available date | 2014-04-28T13:00:13Z | |
Document date | 2007 | |
Citation | EDINGTON, F. L. B. et al. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in leprosy. Clinical Rheumatology, v. 26, n. 2, p. 208-210, 2007. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0770-3198 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/7547 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Springer Verlag | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in leprosy. | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1007/s10067-006-0281-7 | |
Abstract | Introduction: Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic
Antibodies (ANCA) are auto-antibodies directed to intracellular
components of neutrophils and used to be
considered as present almost exclusively in granulomatous
vasculitis. Recently, these auto-antibodies have been found
in other autoimmune disorders as well as infectious
diseases. Materials and methods: We studied patients
with leprosy confirmed by bacilloscopy and/or skin biopsy,
in reaction phase from the Ambulatório de Hanseníase do
Hospital Universitário Professor Edgar Santos. ANCA
and Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) were determined by
indirect immunofluorescence using commercially available
kits. Results: Twenty patients were enrolled in our study,
nine males and 11 females. The mean age was 36.9±
18.2 years. ANCA were present only in one patient, with a
perinuclear staining pattern (p-ANCA), and no patient
tested positive for ANA. Discussion: Although other
studies have shown the presence of ANCA in leprosy,
the low frequency of these antibodies in leprosy sera
demonstrated in the present study illustrates the high
specificity of ANCA for the diagnosis of Wegener
granulomatosis. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil / | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal da Bahia. Laboratório de Imunologia do Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Laboratório de Patologia e Biologia Molecular. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Baiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Hospital Santa Izabel. Serviço de Reumatologia. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Auto-antibodies | pt_BR |
Subject | Hansen disease | pt_BR |
Subject | Leprosy | pt_BR |
Subject | Vasculitis | pt_BR |
DeCS | Anticorpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos/sangue | pt_BR |
DeCS | Hanseníase/imunologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adolescente | pt_BR |
DeCS | Adulto | pt_BR |
DeCS | Idoso | pt_BR |
DeCS | Biópsia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Criança | pt_BR |
DeCS | Feminino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo | pt_BR |
DeCS | Humanos | pt_BR |
DeCS | Hanseníase/patologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Masculino | pt_BR |
DeCS | Meia-Idade | pt_BR |
DeCS | Mycobacterium leprae/citologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Mycobacterium leprae/isolamento & purificação | pt_BR |
DeCS | Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico | pt_BR |
DeCS | Pele/microbiologia | pt_BR |
DeCS | Pele/patologia | pt_BR |