Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir
Several treatments have been reported for acute retinal necrosis (ARN). We report a case of treatment with intravitreal injection of ganciclovir and dexamethasone in addition to oral valacyclovir in a patient who was previously treated with oral famciclovir for ipsilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4613624 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832561094127779840 |
|---|---|
| author | Chirag V. Patel Kamal Kishore |
| author_facet | Chirag V. Patel Kamal Kishore |
| author_sort | Chirag V. Patel |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Several treatments have been reported for acute retinal necrosis (ARN). We report a case of treatment with intravitreal injection of ganciclovir and dexamethasone in addition to oral valacyclovir in a patient who was previously treated with oral famciclovir for ipsilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO). |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-780afcd7ef5942619d8fc3e8fe55e4aa |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-6722 2090-6730 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| spelling | doaj-art-780afcd7ef5942619d8fc3e8fe55e4aa2025-02-03T01:25:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/46136244613624Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral FamciclovirChirag V. Patel0Kamal Kishore1Capital Health Medical Center, Hopewell, NJ, USAUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL, USASeveral treatments have been reported for acute retinal necrosis (ARN). We report a case of treatment with intravitreal injection of ganciclovir and dexamethasone in addition to oral valacyclovir in a patient who was previously treated with oral famciclovir for ipsilateral herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4613624 |
| spellingShingle | Chirag V. Patel Kamal Kishore Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir |
| title_full | Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir |
| title_fullStr | Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir |
| title_short | Concomitant Intravitreal Ganciclovir and Dexamethasone Therapy in the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis in a Patient Previously Treated with Oral Famciclovir |
| title_sort | concomitant intravitreal ganciclovir and dexamethasone therapy in the management of acute retinal necrosis in a patient previously treated with oral famciclovir |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4613624 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT chiragvpatel concomitantintravitrealgancicloviranddexamethasonetherapyinthemanagementofacuteretinalnecrosisinapatientpreviouslytreatedwithoralfamciclovir AT kamalkishore concomitantintravitrealgancicloviranddexamethasonetherapyinthemanagementofacuteretinalnecrosisinapatientpreviouslytreatedwithoralfamciclovir |