Loratadine in the treatment of mosquito-bite-sensitive children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 668-671

  Karppinen, A ^a   Kautiainen, H ^a   Reunala, Tima ^a,d   Petman, L ^b   Brummer Korvenkontio, H ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Department of Dermatology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Aedes mosquitoes; Antihistamines; Children; Mosquito bite allergy; Pruritus; Whealing

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LORATADINE; PLACEBO;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITE; MOSQUITO; PAPULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; URTICARIA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LORATADINE;

EID: 0033921450     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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