This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Immunomodulators, Subject name: Pharmacology
Thalidomide can be used in all of the following conditions EXCEPT? 
Select and explain. 
A. Behcet syndrome, B. HIV associated peripheral neuropathy, C. HIV associated mouth ulcers, D. Erythema nodosum leprosum
B: HIV associated peripheral neuropathy
Answer: B: HIV associated peripheral neuropathy 
Explanation: Thalidomide(banned in 1960 for its teratogenic effect- phocomelia) has anxiolytic, antiemetic, adjuvant analgesic/antipyretic propeies and has been found to counteract cancer-associated cachexia. It probably acts by suppressing TNFcx and by modulating IL-2. It could cause peripheral neuropathy ESSENTIALS of MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY SIXTH EDITION -KD TRIPATHI Page 835 T