Treatment of oro-facial herpes simplex infections with acyclovir: A review

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 65; no. 6; pp. 689 - 692
• Main Authors: Perna, John J., Eskinazi, Daniel P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saint Louis, MO Elsevier Inc 01.06.1988; Mosby
• Subjects: Acyclovir - therapeutic use; Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents; Antiviral agents; Biological and medical sciences; Dentistry; Facial Dermatoses - drug therapy; Herpes Simplex - drug therapy; Humans; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Recurrence; Stomatitis, Herpetic - drug therapy; Infection; Human; Chemotherapy; Skin disease; Orocutaneous; Viral disease; Herpes; Antiviral

The treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in the past has been largely unsuccessful. Introduction of the drug acyclovir has been a positive development. Acyclovir has been extensively studied in the treatment of a variety of HSV infections in immunocompromised patients and in otherwise...