Case 176. Reference case 176A

　 　 　 　
　 Immunostaining using a 1:1,000 diluted patient's own serum, identifying intracellular microbes in paraffin section (indirect immunoperoxidase). 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 The patient's serum was not cross-ractive with L. tropica in the presented case. Generally speaking, the specificity of the patient serum is high enough in case of protozoan or helminthic infection.