sorivudine has been researched along with Blindness* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for sorivudine and Blindness
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Failure of sorivudine therapy in progressive outer retinal necrosis caused by varicella zoster virus.
We report on the case of a 23-year-old female who presented with ocular signs of progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) syndrome and who failed to respond to acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet and oral sorivudine.. The patient was treated with the antiviral drugs acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet and oral sorivudine.. The patient failed to respond to a combination of antiviral drugs. Unfortunately, progression of the retintis occurred, which led to blindness.. Despite new drugs, the prognosis of PORN is poor and recurrence is common. Topics: Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Antibodies, Viral; Antiviral Agents; Arabinofuranosyluracil; Blindness; DNA, Viral; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus; Herpesvirus 3, Human; Humans; Recurrence; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute; Treatment Failure | 1998 |