Patient | Sex | Age | Virus | Site infection | Resolution of infection? | If on maintenance, Inhibition of outbreaks? | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 50 | HSVI | Orolabial | Yes, no progression to lesion | Yes, inhibition of further outbreaks on maintenance dose >2 years. | Varied dosage, consistent inhibition. |
2 | F | 14 | HSV1 | Orolabial | Yes, very severe outbreak resolved within course. | N/a | Patient noted rapid reduction in pain. |
3 | F | 72 | HSVI prodrome | Orolabial (prodrome) and ocular conjunctiva | Yes, no progression to lesion | Yes, continued Inhibition of low grade conjunctival HSVI for three months | Notes improvement in skin condition. |
4 | M | 40 | HSVI prodrome | Orolabial | Yes, in normal time. | N/a | Not taken consistently. No benefit noted but no spread of lesion. |
5 | F | 50 | HSVI active lesion | Orolabial | Yes, in normal time | N/a | No spread of lesion and pain reduced. Took half dose only. |
6. | F | 47 | HSVI | Orolabial | Yes, reduction in lesion severity | N/a | No recurrence, no spread of lesion. |
7. | F | 47 | HSVI | Orolabial | Yes, rapid clearance compared to previous. | N/a | Post chemotherapy outbreak (breast cancer) |
8 | F | 20 | HSVII | Genital | Yes, lesions cleared. | N/a | Â |
9 | F | 42 | HSVII | Genital | Yes. Existing lesion healed. | Yes, inhibition of further outbreaks on maintenance dose 3 mths. | Prior two weekly outbreaks of ACV resistant strain of HSVII. |
10 | F | 23 | HSVII | Genital | Yes, chronic lesion healed | N/a | Â |
11 | F | 17 | EBV | systemic | Yes | N/a | Normal blood exam after 4 days course. |
12 | F | <10 | EBV | Systemic | Yes, EBV symptoms absent at ten days | N/a | Three capsules per day Chronic sinus infection also cleared |
13 | F | 85 | Zoster (shingles) | Torso | Yes | Yes, inhibition for two months. | Relief from lesions at 4 capsules per day |
14. | M | Adult | Zoster (chicken pox) | Whole body sores | Yes | N/a | Pain reduction, rapid clearing of lesions. |
15 | M | 40 | Zoster (shingles) | T7,8, dermatome Right side | Yes | N/a | Faster drying of lesions, increased speed of cycle, no change in pain |