The pathogenesis of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis from the field to the molecule: does ultraviolet light (UVB) radiation play a role?

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Published in Med Hypotheses on January 04, 2006

Authors

A Ismail1, E A G Khalil, A M Musa, I M El Hassan, M E Ibrahim, T G Theander, A M El Hassan

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Medical Sciences Campus, Sudan. aicmp@yahoo.com

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