(LML) Cyclosporine and Azothioprine for leprosy reactions

 

                                                        Leprosy Mailing List, February 18, 2016

Re: (LML)  Cyclosporine and Azothioprine for leprosy reactions

From:  Jaison Barreto, Bauru, Brazil

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Hello colleagues,


Greetings from "Lauro de Souza Lima" Institute, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, the National Leprosy Referral Centre.

Well, I am a collaborator to the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and we are finishing the edition of the New Guide for the Management and Treatment of Leprosy in our country.

In this new document, which will be published soon, we intend to release cyclosporine and azathioprine for reactions, mainly when prednisone or other steroids are not indicated. I also know that there are some papers published in literature which show the efficacy for the use of these drugs.

For this reason, I would like to know if you know any country where these drugs are allowed / available for the treatment of leprosy reactions. I am asking because I did not find the answer in the WHO Leprosy Guides.

Best regards,

Jaison

Dr. Jaison A. Barreto, MD, PhD

jaisonbarreto@gmail.com

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