Intravitreal foscarnet for the treatment of acyclovir-resistant acute retinal necrosis caused by varicella zoster virus

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-213

  Lee, Mee Yon ^a   Kim, Kyu Seop ^a   Lee, Won Ki ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

acute renal failure; acute retinal necrosis; acyclovir; intravitreal foscarnet; varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FOSCARNET;

ACYCLOVIR RESISTANT ACUTE RETINA NECROSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINA NECROSIS; RETINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS OPACITY;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, VIRAL; FOSCARNET; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MALE; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957463808     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2010.544857     Document Type: Article

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