For treatment of genital herpes, first outbreak: Adults—1000 milligrams (mg) two times a day for ten days
, during the prodrome or when lesions
For treatment of genital herpes, first outbreak: Adults—1000 milligrams (mg) two times a day for ten days
, 1988;
5, 6 It is also used frequently for children with immunodeficiency
13: Herpes simplex labialis (HSL) is a viral disease that affects the perioral region
Oral herpes simplex virus (HSV) usually causes a mild, self-limiting infection of the lips, cheeks, or nose (herpes labialis or 'cold sores') or oropharyngeal mucosa (gingivostomatitis)
The recommendations on drug treatment of herpes labialis and Follow-up
On the diary card, the patient was to record the date and time of onset of a herpes labialis episode, dates and times of each treatment application, lesion stage prior to each application, severity of pain and change in pain compared to the prior evaluation (starting at dose number 2), and presence or absence of tenderness
Oral antiviral treatment should be offered to patients with shingles who are immunocompromised, have non-truncal acyclovir in the prevention or suppression of HSL; small sample sizes and methodological flaws of these studies were noted
ABSTRACT: Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection during pregnancy poses a risk to the developing fetus and newborn
Background: Treatment of herpes simplex labialis (HSL) has been associated with modest benefits
Whereas a significant antiviral effect was demonstrated with acyclovir ointment in the two larger studies only favourable trends were Genital and labial herpes simplex virus infections are frequently encountered by primary care physicians in the United States
cold sore) Recurrent infections of orofacial herpes simplex normally present as cold sores
The efficacy of 5% acyclovir in a modified aqueous cream vehicle (ACV-MAC) in the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis was tested in a randomized, double-blind clinical trial with the modified aqueous cream vehicle as a control medication
Herpetic gingivostomatitis is the most common specific clinical manifestation, occurring in 15-30% of cases