Results of long-term antiviral prophylactic treatment on the course of herpes zoster ophthalmicus with ocular involvement: A case series in a tertiary uveitis clinic – A 1-year follow-up
PURPOSE: To study the efficacy of long-term antiviral monotherapy on herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) with eye involvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients with primary, recurrent, and chronic HZO with at least 1 year of follow-up were included in the study. The primary endpoint of the study was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00001 |
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| Summary: | PURPOSE:
To study the efficacy of long-term antiviral monotherapy on herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) with eye involvement.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The patients with primary, recurrent, and chronic HZO with at least 1 year of follow-up were included in the study. The primary endpoint of the study was HZO recurrence with ocular presentations.
RESULTS:
A total of 17 patients were included in the study. Eleven (64.7%) patients were included in the primary HZO group and 6 (35.3%) patients were included in the recurrent/chronic HZO group. In the primary HZO group, 10 (90.9%) patients responded to antiviral alone. One patient failed antiviral treatment after 7 months and responded to a combination of methotrexate and antiviral therapy. In the recurrent and chronic HZO group, 4 (66.7%) patients responded to isolated antiviral treatment. No systemic side effects were observed during the study period.
CONCLUSION:
Long-term antiviral monotherapy may be an effective prophylactic treatment in patients with primary, recurrent, persistent HZO to treat the infection and maintain remission; however, this hypothesis should be examined in more potent study with larger population. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-5056 2211-5072 |