Experimentally induced pruritus and cutaneous reactions with topical antihistamine and local analgesics in atopic eczema

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Weisshaar, Elke ^a   Forster, Clemens ^a   Dotzer, Markus ^a   Heyer, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alloknesis; Antipruritic local therapy; Atopic dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Histamine; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DIMETINDENE; EMLA; HISTAMINE; LIDOCAINE; OPTIDERM; POLIDOCANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RATING SCALE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIPRURITICS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DIMETHINDENE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS;

EID: 0030829861     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000211503     Document Type: Article

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