...Richard S. Griffith; David E. Walsh; Kurt H. Myrmel; Ronald W. Thompson; Ali Behforooz A double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial of oral L -lysine monohydrochloride for the prevention and treatment of recurrent herpes simplex (HSV) infection was conducted. The treatment group was given...

... and intensity of PHN were not different in the prednisone-treated group. This long-term study does not support the use of prednisone for preventing PHN. Herpes Postherpetic neuralgia Corticosteroid Acyclovir A.M. Calza E. Schmied M. Harms Clinique de Dermatologie Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire, Genève...

...M. Pechère; W. Wunderli; L. Trellu-Toutous; M. Harms; J.-H. Saura; J. Krischer Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) can produce persistent mucocutaneous disease in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In this case report, we evaluate the efficacy, safety and viral...