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Acute Renal Failure Related to High Doses of Acyclovir (15 mg/kg/8 h) during Treatment of Varicella Zoster Virus Encephalitis
- Source :
- Antiviral Therapy. 24:309-312
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2018.
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Abstract
- Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is less susceptible than herpes simplex virus to acyclovir. The optimal acyclovir regimen during VZV encephalitis remains unknown. We report two cases of acute renal failure after an increase in acyclovir dosage from 10 mg to 15 mg/kg/8 h during the treatment of VZV encephalitis according to French guidelines.
- Subjects :
- Male
Herpesvirus 3, Human
viruses
Acyclovir
030312 virology
medicine.disease_cause
Antiviral Agents
03 medical and health sciences
medicine
High doses
Humans
Pharmacology (medical)
Aged
Encephalitis, Varicella Zoster
Pharmacology
0303 health sciences
integumentary system
business.industry
Varicella zoster virus
virus diseases
Electroencephalography
Acute Kidney Injury
Middle Aged
biochemical phenomena, metabolism, and nutrition
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Virology
Regimen
Infectious Diseases
Herpes simplex virus
Female
business
Biomarkers
Encephalitis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20402058 and 13596535
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Antiviral Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ae5f80a43c9278c9115fd3c4a92a3c2b