Abstract
The thermodimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb) is the etiological agent of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) a systemic mycosis endemic in Latin America. Studies aiming to characterize the immune response of the infected host have focused on the role of different subpopulations of CD4+ cells, with special interest for the mechanisms involved in the induction of one or other subp…