Overweight and Obesity as Risk Factors for Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis during Long-Term Antiviral Prophylaxis
In conclusion, overweight and obesity were revealed as risk factors for HSK recurrence in patients receiving long-term antiviral prophylaxis. Further studies are needed to determine the appropriate acyclovir concentrations in the blood or aqueous humour in order to achieve desirable prophylactic effects, especially in the overweight and obese patients.PMID:36560816 | PMC:PMC9781937 | DOI:10.3390/v14122812
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Chiung-Ju Hsu Jia-Horung Hung I-Huang Lin Sung-Huei Tseng Sheng-Hsiang Lin Yi-Hsun Huang Source Type: research
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