title: Thalidomide and its dermatologic uses.
abstract: This article reviews how the drug thalidomide can be used for various dermatologic disorders. Also included is a short discussion of the chemistry and physiologic mechanisms of thalidomide. Thalidomide, now available again in the United States, is another drug that can be considered by dermatologists for some severe, unusual disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000188:drug therapy; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000188:drug therapy; D008179:Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017511:Pyoderma Gangrenosum / Q000188:drug therapy; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D013792:Thalidomide