Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE: OBSERVATIONS: The clinical diagnosis of ARN was supported by polymerase chain reaction investigation of the aqueous humor resulting in positive for varicella-zoster virus. Retinal lesions disappeared after systemic treatment with acyclovir, corticosteroids, and acetylsalicylate. No retinal detachment developed. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | F Nakanishi, H Takahashi, K Ohara |
Journal | Japanese journal of ophthalmology
(Jpn J Ophthalmol)
2000 Sep-Oct
Vol. 44
Issue 5
Pg. 561-4
ISSN: 0021-5155 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 11033138
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Antibodies, Viral
- Antiviral Agents
- DNA, Viral
- Glucocorticoids
- Aspirin
- Acyclovir
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Topics |
- Acyclovir
(therapeutic use)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(therapeutic use)
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Antiviral Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Aqueous Humor
(virology)
- Aspirin
(therapeutic use)
- DNA, Viral
(analysis)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fundus Oculi
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy, virology)
- Herpesvirus 3, Human
(genetics, immunology)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retina
(pathology)
- Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
(diagnosis, drug therapy, etiology, virology)
- Visual Acuity
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