Leprosy Mailing List – July 31, 2013
Ref.: (LML) Thalidomide and Brazil
From: Dr. Aguinaldo Gonçalves, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Dear Dr. Schreuder:
Answering Dr. Lockwood's solicitation for Brazilian colleagues commenting on relations between Thalidomide and limb congenital lesions, I would like to remember a research I conducted during my PhD training in the early 1970's in São Paulo city. We did a detailed physical examination of 117 different types of birth defects in a population of 55,000 4 to 8 year old children, random sampled. No Thalidomide like defect was found.
I've also observed, during my professional practice as a dermatologist, that quite a good number of colleagues prescribes Thalidomide to skin conditions other than HD with considerable frequency, although rules & norms for its usage are very strict.
Best regards,
Dr. Aguinaldo Gonçalves,
Full Professor, UNICAMP,
Formerly Sanitary Dermatology National Division Director, Brazil
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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