The Efficacy of a Two-Fold Increase of H1-Antihistamine in the Treatment of Chronic Urticaria - the Vietnamese Experience
Author(s) -
Huyền Trần Thị,
Lan Phạm Thị,
Thường Nguyễn Văn,
Phương Phạm Thị Minh,
Hao Trong Nguyen,
Trở Châu Văn,
Sáu Nguyễn Hữu,
Trang Trinh Minh,
Nghi Dinh Huu,
Tâm Hoàng Văn,
Van Tran Cam,
My Le Huyen,
Khang Tran Hau,
Thuy Nguyen Thanh,
Phượng Hoàng Thị,
Linh Nguyễn Thùy,
Marco Gandolfi,
Francesca Satolli,
Claudio Feliciani,
Michael Tirant,
Aleksandra Vojvodić,
Torello Lotti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.069
Subject(s) - fexofenadine , levocetirizine , medicine , antihistamine , cetirizine , chronic urticaria , desloratadine , loratadine , gastroenterology , anesthesia , pharmacology
Chronic urticaria, a mast cell-driven condition, is common, debilitating and hard to treat. H1-antihistamines are the first line treatment of chronic urticaria, but often patients do not get satisfactory relief with the recommended dose. European guidelines recommend increased antihistamine doses up to four-fold.
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