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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 310-312 |
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Chronic urticaria and treatment options
Kiran Vasant Godse
Shree Skin Centre, 22, L Market, Sector 8, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706, India
Correspondence Address:
Kiran Vasant Godse
Shree Skin Centre, 22, L Market, Sector 8, Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.57603
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Chronic urticaria has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and causes. Still, despite our best efforts no cause may be found in the majority of cases. The treatment options are: Primary prevention in the form of avoidance of aggravating factors; counseling; antihistamines; leukotriene receptor antagonists; prednisolone; sulfasalazine and a host of immunosuppressives like methotrexate, cyclosporine, omalizumab etc. |
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