Thalidomide and Brazil

 

Leprosy Mailing List – July 31,  2013 

Ref.:    (LML) Thalidomide and Brazil

From:  Dr. Aguinaldo Gonçalves, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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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

 

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