Chronic urticaria associated with recurrent genital herpes simplex infection and success of antiviral therapy - a report of two cases

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Zawar, Vijay ^a   Godse, Kiran ^b   Sankalecha, Sudhir ^c  

^a Skin Disease Centre   (India)

^b Shree Skin Centre   (India)

^c Shreeram Sankul   (India)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Antihistamines; Antiviral; Chronic urticaria; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESLORATADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; HYDROXYZINE; LEVOCETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; OFLOXACIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EVENING DOSAGE; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS GLANS;

ACYCLOVIR; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HERPES GENITALIS; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

EID: 77952321992     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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