A controlled trial of adenine arabinoside and trifluorothymidine in herpetic keratitis.
The effectiveness of two anti-viral agents, adenine arabinoside and trifluorothymidine, were studied in cases of human superficial herpetic keratitis (dendritic ulceration). A highly satisfactory response to each drug was demonstrated in most cases.
D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014271:Trifluridine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014740:Vidarabine; D014271:Trifluridine; D013936:Thymidine