Study of histamine wheal suppression by dexamethasone with and without iontophoresis

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-285

  Sreerekha, ^a   Rai, Reena ^a   Shanmuga, Sundaram ^a   Karthick, ^a   Prabhu, S ^a   Srinivas, C ^a,b   Mathew, Anil ^a  

^a PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b PSG HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Histamine induced wheal; Iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONIDASE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; STEROID; HISTAMINE;

ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; NORMAL HUMAN; URTICARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; PRICK TEST; SKIN DEFECT; WHEAL SUPPRESSION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; DEXAMETHASONE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IONTOPHORESIS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33746931226     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.26724     Document Type: Article

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