Antihistamines in the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 467-473

  Herman, Sari M ^a   Vender, Ronald B ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Dermatology Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE TARTRATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; AZATADINE MALEATE; AZATHIOPRINE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CIMETIDINE; CLEMASTINE FUMARATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLIZINE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; DESLORATADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KETOTIFEN; LORATADINE; MECLOZINE; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; PSORALEN; TERFENADINE; TRIMIPRAMINE MALEATE; UNINDEXED DRUG; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE;

DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS;

EID: 20844444585     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10227-003-0164-3     Document Type: Review

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