Figure 3. Frequency of high producers of chemokines and cytokines among HTLV-1-infected patients with skin lesions.

The group with skin lesions was subdivided in the sub-groups of patients with infectious and autoimmune skin lesions. The frequency of high producers of chemokines (in gray) and cytokines (in black) is displayed in radar graphs with three stages (30% each) from 0 to 90% (as described in the scale located in the upper right corner of the graph) and it was calculated using the global arithmetic mean percentage of chemokines/cytokine levels as a threshold to define high and low producers.