Diltor Opromolla 1297463 215930243 2008-05-30T09:38:36Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Moving category Italian-Brazilians to Brazilians of Italian descent per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 May 21]]. '''Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla''' ([[13 April]] [[1934]], [[São Paulo]] - [[15 December]] [[2004]], [[Bauru]]) was a Brazilian [[physician]] and [[dermatologist]] internationally respected due to his lifetime work with [[leprosy]] patients and leprosy research. Dr. Opromolla performed all his work at [[Lauro de Souza Lima Institute]] in [[Bauru]], [[São Paulo]], a [[World Health Organization|WHO]] reference hospital for [[dermatology]]. He taught dermatology and leprosy to countless doctors, nurses, and other health workers. Among other things, he was the first to introduce [[rifamycin]] in the treatment of leprosy, in [[1963]]. Dr. Opromolla battled [[gastric cancer]] for the whole year of 2004 and died on [[December 15]] [[2004]]. ==References== * Fleury, RN. [http://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/artigo_en?artigo_id=63 Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla]. ''Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia'', 80(4), July/Aug. 2005. Biography and obituary. * [http://www.paho.org/English/AD/DPC/CD/lep-opromolla.htm Tribute Paid to Doctor Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla, Symbol of the Fight against Hansen's Disease]. Pan American Health Organization. * Naafs B, Silva E, Vilani-Moreno F, Marcos EC, Nogueira ME, Opromolla DV. Factors influencing the development of leprosy: an overview. ''Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis.'' 2001 Mar;69(1):26-33. Review. PMID 11480313 * Limalde S, Opromolla DV. First results on the treatment of leprosy with rifamycin. ''Chemotherapy''. 1963;10:668-78. ==External links== * [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_Abstract&term=%22Opromolla+DV%22%5BAuthor%5D Search for Dr. Opromolla's international research papers]. PubMed (US National Library of Medicine). * [http://www.scielo.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/scielo/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=article^dlibrary&fmt=iso.pft&lang=i&nextAction=lnk&indexSearch=AU&exprSearch=OPROMOLLA,+DILTOR+VLADIMIR+DE+ARAUJO+OR+OPROMOLLA,+DILTOR+VLADIMIR+ARAUJO Search for Dr. Opromolla's full text papers] at the [[SciElo]] database. * [http://www.ilsl.br Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima]. Home Page. [[Category:1934 births|Opromolla, Dilton]] [[Category:2004 deaths|Opromolla, Dilton]] [[Category:Stomach cancer deaths|Opromolla, Dilton]] [[Category:Dermatologists|Opromolla, Dilton Vladimir Araújo]] [[Category:Brazilian physicians|Opromolla, Dilton Vladimir Araújo]] [[Category:Brazilians of Italian descent|Opromolla, Dilton]] [[Category:Leprosy|Opromolla, Dilton]]