[Trifluridine therapy in herpetic in keratitis]

D Costin; Magda Dogaru; A S Popa; I Cijevschi

[Trifluridine therapy in herpetic in keratitis]

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2004 Apr-Jun;108(2):409-12.

[Article in Romanian]

Authors

D Costin¹, Magda Dogaru, A S Popa, I Cijevschi

Affiliation

¹ Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Oftalmologie.

PMID: 15688823

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the efficiency of trifluridine in the treatment of herpes infection of the cornea. The study was performed on a 60 patients group suffering of different forms of herpetic keratitis. The results of the study indicate trifluridine as an efficient antiviral drug which may be successfully used in the treatment of herpetic keratitis (superficial and stromal).

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antiviral Agents / administration & dosage
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Keratitis, Herpetic / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmic Solutions
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Trifluridine / administration & dosage
Trifluridine / therapeutic use*

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Ophthalmic Solutions
Trifluridine