Ranitidine (150 mg daily) inhibits wheal, flare, and itching reactions in skin-prick tests

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 711-715

  Kupczyk, Maciej ^a   Kupryś, Izabela ^a   Bocheńska Marciniak, Małgorzata ^a   Górski, Paweł ^a   Kuna, Piotr ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Allergy skin test; H2 receptor; Histamine antagonist; IgE; Ranitidine; Skin prick tests; Wheal and flare

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LORATADINE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PRURITUS; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LORATADINE; MALE; PRURITUS; RANITIDINE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 38349154409     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.3064     Document Type: Article

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