1986 Volume 32 Issue 5 Pages 789-794
Two cases of herpes zoster treated with different applications of Adenine arabinoside (Ara-A) were described.
One case was the Ramsay Hunt syndrome with facial palsy and blisters in the palatal mucous alone. The other was herpes zoster involving the fifth cranial nerve. The earlier was administrated Ara-A intravenously and the latter was applied by 3% Ara-Aointment for several days.
As the results of Ara-A usage, we concluded that this agent was valuable for the therapy of herpes zoster developing in the maxillofacial region because of the rapid recovery from serious clinical condition. There were not any side effects in the course of applications of this agent.
