Terapevt Arkh
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Neuralgia and zovirax treatment of patients with herpes zoster].
To estimate the occurrence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) arising after acute period of herpes zoster (HZ) and determination of zovirax efficiency in PHN prevention. ⋯ Zovirax is effective and safe in preventing PHN in HZ patients.
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Comparative Study
[Activity of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) and vasopressin level in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension].
Assessment of RAAS and vasopressin in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). ⋯ PPH patients display a noticeable activation of RAAS and VP. This activation seems to be secondary as the changes increase with elevation of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and aggravation of circulatory insufficiency. Plasma renin activity determines the degree of RAAS activation as a whole. The discovered activation of RAAS in PPH gives grounds for doubts in the validity of using ACE inhibitors in the treatment of PPH.
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Comparative Study
[Complex assessment of inhacort effectiveness in bronchial asthma].
To investigate efficiency of inhacort in long-term (6 months to 2 years) treatment of bronchial asthma (BA). ⋯ Inhacort in a dose 1 mg controls BA. 73% of the patients treated outpatiently had no need in hospitalization.
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Comparative Study
[Significance of antibodies to herpesviridae viruses detectable in rheumatic diseases].
To assay antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in rheumatic patients and to clarify clinical correlations. ⋯ In differential diagnosis of rheumatic diseases it is necessary to consider possibility of CMV and EBV infections. If these are detected, antiviral measures should be taken.