Prevention of ulcerative lesions by episodic treatment of recurrent herpes labialis: A literature review

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Harmenberg, Johan ^a   Öberg, Bo ^a,b   Spruance, Spotswood ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MEDIVIR AB   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Herpes labialis; Herpes simplex virus type 1; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FAMCICLOVIR; HYDROCORTISONE; PENCICLOVIR; VALACICLOVIR;

DRUG EFFICACY; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOUTH ULCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VIROGENESIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950209152     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0806     Document Type: Review

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