A randomized prospective double-blind study was performed to compare the efficacy of a single 5 min 1072 nm narrow waveband light application against topical aciclovir applied five times daily in the treatment of herpes labialis. Treatment was initiated within 36 h of the onset of symptoms and the end point was defined as the day that the crust was discarded leaving an uninterrupted underlying ...

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/dps Fax +49 761 4 52 07 14 E-mail [email protected] www.karger.com vere complications (systemic dissemination) are mostly found in immunocompromized persons, e.g., patients in intensive care, post-transplantation, under immunosuppressive treatment or HIV-positive persons. Eczema herpeticatum can be a severe complication in patients with atopic e...

Oral mucosal lesions that are associated with HIV infection can play an important role in guiding the decision to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART). The incidence of these lesions relative to the timing of ART initiation has not been well characterized. A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at the GHESKIO Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti between 2004 and 2009. 816 HIV-infected...

The presence, frequency, and relationship of ocular and oral shedding of herpes simplex virus to previous herpes keratitis was investigated. This was to determine if a history of herpes keratitis predisposes to shedding of the herpes simplex virus into the tear film and/or mouth. Swabs were collected from the eyes and mouth of two groups of patients thrice weekly over a two- to four-month perio...

BACKGROUND The facial colliculus is an elevated area that formed by fibers from the motor nucleus of 7`th cranial nerve as they loop over abducens nucleus. Clinical signs and symptoms lesions occur primarily due to injury nucleus, around paramedian pontine reticular formation, medial longitudinal fasciculus. etiology varies age. While tumors, demyelinating lesions, viral infections can be invol...

Eritema multiforme (EM) tipik hedef lezyonlarıyla simetrik eritematöz döküntü ile karakterize, immün aracılı bir durumdur. İlaçlar, enfeksiyonlar, immünolojik durumlar ve gıda katkı maddeleri etiyolojik nedenler arasındadır, ancak Herpes simplex virus enfeksiyonu en yaygın olanıdır. labialis ilişkili üç rekürren EM olgusu sunuyoruz. Hepsi herpes döküntüsünden yaklaşık hafta sonra ortaya çıkan l...