Urticarial reaction to the antihistamine levocetirizine dihydrochloride [5]

Dermatology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 246-247

  Kränke, Birger ^a   Mayr Kanhäuser, Sigrid ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cetirizine; Levocetirizine; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; DESLORATADINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; PREDNISOLONE HEMISUCCINATE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYZALL;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ERUPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; TIME; URTICARIA;

ADULT; CETIRIZINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; URTICARIA;

EID: 17244365734     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083795     Document Type: Letter

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