HOW SUPPLIED lntravitreal injection: preservative-free, 0.25-ml, single-use vials containing 6.6 mg/ml ACTION A phosphorothioate oligonucleotide that inhibits human CMV replication by binding to the target mRNA and subsequently inhibiting virus replication. INDICATIONS & DOSAGE Local treatment of CMV retinitis in patients with AIDS, who are intolerant of or have a contraindication to other treatments or [...]
Great variability exists in the clinical symptomatology of primary HSV-1 infections; asymptomatic infection is the rule rather than the exception. The incubation period ranges from 2 days to 12 days, with a mean of about 4 days. Primary HSV-1 infection results in oral shedding of virus in the mouth for as long as 23 days. [...]
Conventional wisdom holds that acne is one of the conditions that don’t warrant much worry about, unless it is really ‘very bad.’ But what to do, one asks, if their case of acne turns out to be one of those that are ‘really bad?’ And the answer is, as always, to seek a physician’s advice. [...]
How and why the Psoriasis is the second of skin diseases more common worldwide, with part one. Similarly, disfiguring acne, psoriasis has no effect on the face, but must be accompanied by the scale and inflammation, often with itching of the scalp, elbows and knees. But before the illness in detail, let’s get to some [...]
Psoriatic arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints associated with psoriasis. It affects the joints of the knees, fingers, legs and spine. To understand the disease, causes and treatment can psoriatic arthritis and its institutions. Psoriasis is a common skin disease in which the person has red spots, swelling of the skin with silvery [...]
Antiviral medications used against herpes viruses work by interfering with viral replication, effectively slowing the replication rate of the virus and providing a greater opportunity for the immune response to intervene. However, the emergence of drug-resistant strains of HSV is a growing problem and represents a serious concern both in terms of clinical management and [...]