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. 2013 Jan-Feb;88(1):32–40. doi: 10.1590/S0365-05962013000100003

TABLE 1.

Analysis of histopathological changes before and after treatment for each therapeutic group

Variables       Treatments          

  G     L+G   L+G+BCG      
  Before After p Before After p Before After p
  n° (%) n° (%) p n° (%) n° (%) n° (%) n° (%)    
Epiderm                  
Acanthosis 8 (100) 3 (37,5) 0,007 7 (100) 1 (14,3) 0,001 7 (87,5) 1 (12,5) 0,003
Exocytosis 6 (75,0) 0 0,002 5 (71,4) 1 (14,3) 0,031 5 (62,5) 0 0,007    
Papillomatosis 8 (100) 3 (37,5) 0,007 7 (100) 2 (28,6) 0,005 6 (75,0) 0 0,002
Hyperkeratosis 7 (87,5) 6 (75,0) N.s. 7 (100) 4 (57,1) N.s. 7 (87,5) 6 (75,0) N.s.
Dyskeratosis 7 (87,5) 1 (12,5) 0,003 5 (71,4) 1 (14,3) 0,003 4 (50,0) 0 0,021
                   
Derm                  
TFG 2 (25,0) 1(12,5) N.s. 1 (14,3) 2 (28,6) N.s. 2 (25,0) 3 (37,5) N.s.
Granuloma 0 1(12,5) N.s. 0 0   0 0  

G: Glucantime; L+G: Leishvacin+Glucantime; L+G+BCG: Leishvacin+Glucantime+BCG;

TFG: tendency to formation of granuloma; N.s.: Not significant. Chi-square test.