Open AccessStudy of histamine wheal suppression by dexamethasone with and without iontophoresis
Author(s) -
Sreerekha,
Reena Rai,
Sundaram V Shanmuga,
Karthick,
Saileta Prabhu,
C. R. Srinivas,
Anil C Mathew
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.26724
Subject(s) - iontophoresis , dexamethasone , medicine , forearm , histamine , anesthesia , surgery , pharmacology , radiology
Iontophoresis increases the penetration of drugs into the skin by electric current. The ability of topical steroids to reduce the size of the histamine wheal was used to assess the efficacy of topical dexamethasone delivered with and without iontophoresis.