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[Trifluorothymidin-prophylaxis of dendritic keratitis in steroid-treated herpetic keratouveitis (author's transl)]. 1978

R Sundmacher

In a randomized double-blind study trifluorothymidine was tested for its ability to prevent dendritic keratitis at a dose of 5 drops daily in patients with steroid-treated herpetic keratouveitis. The corneal epithelium of all 56 patients in the study was free of viral foci prior to initiation of therapy. In the placebo- "protected" group, 6 of 28 patients developed virologically confirmed dendritic keratitis while they were under steroids, whereas all 28 trifluorothymidine-protected patients showed uneventful courses of their steroid regimes. No clinically relevant side-effects of trifluorothymidine prophylaxis were observed in this study.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007635	Keratitis, Dendritic	A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)	Furrow Keratitis,Keratitis, Furrow,Dendritic Keratitides,Dendritic Keratitis,Furrow Keratitides,Keratitides, Dendritic,Keratitides, Furrow
D009883	Ophthalmic Solutions	Sterile solutions that are intended for instillation into the eye. It does not include solutions for cleaning eyeglasses or CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS.	Eye Drop,Eyedrop,Eyedrops,Ophthalmic Solution,Eye Drops,Drop, Eye,Drops, Eye,Solution, Ophthalmic,Solutions, Ophthalmic
D002986	Clinical Trials as Topic	Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.	Clinical Trial as Topic
D003907	Dexamethasone	An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid.	Hexadecadrol,Decaject,Decaject-L.A.,Decameth,Decaspray,Dexasone,Dexpak,Hexadrol,Maxidex,Methylfluorprednisolone,Millicorten,Oradexon,Decaject L.A.
D004311	Double-Blind Method	A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.	Double-Masked Study,Double-Blind Study,Double-Masked Method,Double Blind Method,Double Blind Study,Double Masked Method,Double Masked Study,Double-Blind Methods,Double-Blind Studies,Double-Masked Methods,Double-Masked Studies,Method, Double-Blind,Method, Double-Masked,Methods, Double-Blind,Methods, Double-Masked,Studies, Double-Blind,Studies, Double-Masked,Study, Double-Blind,Study, Double-Masked
D004341	Drug Evaluation	Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals.	Evaluation Studies, Drug,Drug Evaluation Studies,Drug Evaluation Study,Drug Evaluations,Evaluation Study, Drug,Evaluation, Drug,Evaluations, Drug,Studies, Drug Evaluation,Study, Drug Evaluation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013936	Thymidine	A nucleoside in which THYMINE is linked to DEOXYRIBOSE.	2'-Deoxythymidine,Deoxythymidine,2' Deoxythymidine
D014271	Trifluridine	An antiviral derivative of THYMIDINE used mainly in the treatment of primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to HERPES SIMPLEX virus. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p557)	Trifluorothymidine,2'-deoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)uridine,5-Trifluoromethyl-2'-deoxyuridine,TFT Ophtiole,Triflumann,Trifluoridine,Viromidin,Virophta,Viroptic,5 Trifluoromethyl 2' deoxyuridine
D014605	Uveitis	Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina). (Dorland, 27th ed)	Uveitides

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