Addendum; October 1997: 1. On page 22 of this report, I told you that a letter was sent to Dr. M. Gourie-Devi, Bangalore, India, about her use of the enzyme hyaluronidase. In her reply, Dr. (Ms.) Gourie-Devi stated that hyaluronidase has been used in the United States under the brand name of WygaseÒ. This brand has also been used in Korea to treat arachnoiditis. But in both cases, the enzyme was used successfully only in the treatment of tuberculous arachnoiditis.

When I wrote to Dr. (Ms.) Gourie-Devi, I was not aware that WygaseÒ was the brand name for hyaluronidase. A couple of years ago, I asked Dr Burton about using Wygase to treat arachnoiditis.

At that time, he said that it is true that Wygase dissolves scar tissue but unfortunately it will grow back again.

He also said that, so far, no substance has been found to permanently dissolve scar tissue.

2. Many people are endorsing the bill in Congress to outlaw myelograms. If you would like to see the package inserts from water-soluble myelograms, contact BPAA to request copies.

This will allow you to make an INFORMED decision when you are trying to decide if you should encourage your legislators to vote for passage of this bill. –Margaret A. Hill

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