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Re: Acyclovir & herpes From: Danny Tucker (73064.3507@compuserve.com) Mon Dec 18 15:04:28 1995 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Nora Hernando: "Re: Prognosis of Ultrasonically Dx Cx Incompetance" Previous message: STEWART PRINGLE: "symphysiotomy" >Would you under any circumstances give a 24 week gestation patient with very symptomatic primary herpes IV acyclovir? Which ones? What would be the indication for using IV acyclovir? Taken orally the drug reduces time lesion is present and viral shedding - didn't know there was data to show improvement by IV administration...... unless she's NBM for some other reason. Any reason the attack is so extensive - ?immunocomprimised in addition to pregnancy. Topical acyclovir is useless for primary attacks and next-to-useless for secondary. Our unit has moved over to prescribing only lignocaine gel for secondary genital herpes. -- Danny Tucker MB BS Senor House Officer Nottingham & Derby Obs/Gyn rotation Dept. GU Medicine, Nottingham, UK 73064.3507@compuserve.com Next message: Nora Hernando: "Re: Prognosis of Ultrasonically Dx Cx Incompetance" Previous message: STEWART PRINGLE: "symphysiotomy"

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