| effects of intradermal gamma-interferon in cutaneous leishmaniasis. | the clinical and immunological evolution of lesions in cutaneous leishmaniasis was assessed after treatment with human recombinant gamma interferon (rifn-gamma). 3 weeks after rifn-gamma treatment of lesions due to leishmania braziliensis guyanensis, 12/13 had become smaller compared with 6/13 control lesions; only 4 treated lesions were free of parasites. 9 of 13 l tropica lesions treated with rifn-gamma resolved completely within 4-8 weeks of treatment. an acute inflammatory reaction around tr ... | 1989 | 2566825 |