Cytomegalovirus Infection Treatment

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Mild cases in otherwise healthy individuals usually require no treatment, but go away on their own.

More serious cases may be treated with the antiviral ganciclovir (Cytovene), which may be administered either intravenously or orally. This drug can have many serious side effects - a lowered white blood cell count, red cell count, and platelet count, plus nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills, rashes, itching, headaches, and liver problems - and is expensive, through it seems to be effective in stopping progression of the retinal damage. Another drug that may be used to keep eye damage from worsening is foscarnet (Foscavir). This must be administered intravenously and it, too, has potentially serious side effects. It is toxic to the kidneys and can cause ulcerations in the genital area, in addition to altering calcium levels in the body.

chemotherapy | genital warts
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