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Research Article| Volume 48, ISSUE 5, P416-417, November 1979

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Adenosine in the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis

  • S.Harvey Sklar
    Correspondence
    Reprint requests to: Dr. S. Harvey Sklar Englewood Hospital Englewood, N. J. 07631
    Affiliations
    Englewood Hospital Englewood, N. J. USA

    The Roosevelt Hospital, Pediatric Service, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University New York, N. Y. USA
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  • Elena Buimovici-Klein
    Affiliations
    Englewood Hospital Englewood, N. J. USA

    The Roosevelt Hospital, Pediatric Service, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University New York, N. Y. USA
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      Abstract

      The effectiveness of adenosine 5′-monophosphate was tested in thirty-six patients with recurrent herpes labialis. The compound displayed an immediate effect upon the healing of the recurrent lesions. Furthermore, twenty-three patients were free of recurrences for varying intervals extending over 2 years. In the remainder of the treated patients, a single recurrent episode was observed.
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