Appraisal of the validity of histamine-induced wheal and flare to predict the clinical efficacy of antihistamines

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages S798-

  Monroe, Eugene W ^a   Daly, Adrian F ^b   Shalhoub, Robert F ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antiallergic efficacy; Antihistamines; Chronic idiopathic urticaria; Histamine induced wheal and flare; Seasonal allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; AZATADINE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLEMASTINE; EBASTINE; HISTAMINE; LORATADINE; MEQUITAZINE; MIZOLASTINE; TERFENADINE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SKIN TEST; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ALLERGENS; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 85058198658     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(97)70128-3     Document Type: Article

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