title: [Comparison of the effectiveness of acyclovir and vidarabine in superficial herpes keratitis].
abstract: In a double-blind clinical trial 28 patients with primary and recurrent herpetic corneal ulcerations were treated either with 3% Acyclovir eye ointment or 3% Adenosine Arabinoside eye ointment. In 11 out of 14 (78%) patients treated with Acyclovir and 8 out of 14 (57%) patients treated with Adenosine Arabinoside the ulcerations healed within a treatment period of 6.5 days and 8 days respectively (no statistical significance). However, the results revealed that Acyclovir was more effective. Both drugs were well tolerated.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik Wolfenbütteler Strasse, Braunschweig.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Genée
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maith
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D014740:Vidarabine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014740:Vidarabine; D000212:Acyclovir
vernacular_title: Wirksamkeitsvergleich von Aciclovir und Vidarabin bei oberflächlichen Herpeskeratitiden.