Two Cases of Acute Retinal Necrosis Treated With Systemic Antiviral Drugs and Intravitreal Antiviral Injections
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 794-799, 2009.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-212265
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report the use of intravitreal antiviral injections as adjunctive therapy in the managementof two immunocompetent patients with acute retinal necrosis. CASESUMMARY:
We performed two or three intravitreal injections of gancyclovir (2,000 microg/0.05 ml) on two patients (two eyes) with acute retinal necrosis resistant to intravenous acyclovir therapy (1,500 mg/m2/day). Both patients received intravitreal antiviral injections for the treatment of retinitis that progressed despite standard intravenous acyclovir therapy. The retinitis resolved, and visual acuity improved after 18 months of follow-up in both cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Intravitreal antiviral injections may be a safe and efficacious adjunctive therapy in the management of patients with acute retinal necrosis resistant to intravenous acyclovir therapy.
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Asunto principal:
Antivirales
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Retinitis
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Aciclovir
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Agudeza Visual
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Ganciclovir
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Síndrome de Necrosis Retiniana Aguda
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Inyecciones Intravítreas
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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