title: [World survey on the use of thalidomide in leprosy reaction].
abstract: Review of the answers of a questionary sent to 62 different Leprosy Departments. The results indicate that in 99% of lepromatous patients with lepra-reactions, the response to thalidomide was satisfactory. In the tuberculoid and borderline types of lepra, the results were not good.
mesh_terms: D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013792:Thalidomide
vernacular_title: Encuesta mundial sobre el uso de la talidomida en la leprorreacción