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ArticleScientific reports2024

Treatment outcomes in cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis.

Thanut Boonhaijaroen, Pitipol Choopong, Usanee Tungsattayathitthan, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Wilawan Sanphan, Sutasinee Boonsopon

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Long-term structural impact and antiviral efficacy of cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis - results from a 10-year ocular inflammation registry.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  5. Muscone Attenuates Uveitis Through the PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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6 authors.

Thanut BoonhaijaroenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pitipol ChoopongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Usanee TungsattayathitthanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nattaporn TesavibulDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wilawan SanphanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sutasinee BoonsoponDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. sutasinee.boo@mahidol.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This retrospective cohort study investigated patients with cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis (CMV AU) and compared treatment outcomes between regional and systemic antiviral therapies. Treatment modalities included topical (2% ganciclovir [GCV] eye drops or 0.2% GCV eye gel) and systemic (intravenous GCV or oral valganciclovir) groups. The comparison parameters included response rates, time to response, recurrence rates, time to recurrence, and complications. Forty-four patients (54.5% male) with a mean age of 56 ± 9.87 years were enrolled, with 31 eyes in the topical group and 13 eyes in the systemic group. The median response time was significantly slower in the topical group (63 days [IQR 28-112]) compared to the systemic group (28 days [IQR 24-59]) (p = 0.04). Treatment response rates were 87.1% (27/31) in the topical group and 100% (13/13) in the systemic group (p = 0.30), while recurrence rates were 37% (10/27) and 69.2% (9/13) (p = 0.056), with a median time to recurrence of 483 days [IQR 145-1388] and 392 days [IQR 203.5-1907.5] (p = 0.20), respectively. In conclusion, both topical and systemic GCV treatments demonstrated favorable outcomes for CMV AU. Systemic GCV showed rapid control of intraocular inflammation.

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Antiviral AgentsCytomegalovirus InfectionsGanciclovirUveitis, AnteriorAdultAgedCytomegalovirusFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOphthalmic SolutionsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeValganciclovirAntiviral AgentsGanciclovirOphthalmic SolutionsValganciclovirCMV anterior uveitisCMV treatmentSystemic ganciclovirTopical ganciclovir

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PMID38956212
PMCPMC11219762

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