Efficacy of H, antihistamine, corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of chronic dermographic urticaria

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 88-91

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Verma, Kaushal ^a   Pasricha, J ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Cyclophosphamide; Dermographic urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ACNE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DERMOGRAPHISM; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33745965626     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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