Abstract | PURPOSE: METHOD: Case series. RESULTS: Three immunocompetent patients, who had lost vision in the first eye due to ARN, received intensive treatment with IV foscarnet or acyclovir or ganciclovir and intravitreal ganciclovir injections for the treatment of severe ARN involving the fellow eye. The retinitis resolved and final visual acuity of the fellow eye improved to 20/20 in all three cases after a mean follow-up of 17 months. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Thi Ha Chau Tran, Nathalie Cassoux, Bahram Bodaghi, Phuc Lehoang |
Journal | Ocular immunology and inflammation
(Ocul Immunol Inflamm)
Vol. 11
Issue 2
Pg. 141-4
(Jun 2003)
ISSN: 0927-3948 [Print] England |
PMID | 14533033
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antiviral Agents
- Foscarnet
- Ganciclovir
- Acyclovir
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Topics |
- Acyclovir
(administration & dosage)
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Foscarnet
(administration & dosage)
- Ganciclovir
(administration & dosage)
- Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
- Humans
- Injections
- Male
- Necrosis
- Retinitis
(pathology, physiopathology, virology)
- Severity of Illness Index
- Visual Acuity
- Vitreous Body
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