Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-11-27T10:31:50Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rachel de Paula Santos Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 12713551 bytes, checksum: c361c2531a99b684a3f4f3633f77b96c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-11-27T10:32:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rachel de Paula Santos Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 12713551 bytes, checksum: c361c2531a99b684a3f4f3633f77b96c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-27T10:32:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rachel de Paula Santos Ribeiro - 2017.pdf: 12713551 bytes, checksum: c361c2531a99b684a3f4f3633f77b96c (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-26 / Autoimmune diseases can be triggered by viruses, bacteria and parasites. However, the participation of these infectious agents in the etiology of vitiligo, it is a current research topic. In this study, the serum of 51 participants with vitiligo and 51 control subjects was analyzed for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii) IgG, anti-herpes simplex (HSV) 1/2 IgG, anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG and anti-hepatitis C (HCV) IgG. / As doenças automimunes podem ser desencadeadas por vírus, bactérias ou parasitas. E o envolvimento destes agentes infecciosos na etiologia do vitiligo, é tema de intensa investigação atual. Neste estudo, o soro de 51 participantes com vitiligo e de 51 pessoas controle pareados por sexo e idade foi analisado para presença de imunoglobulinas IgG anti- Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii), anti-herpes simples (HSV) 1/2, anti citomegalovírus (CMV) e anti-hepatite C (HCV).