| Treatment of patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria. | |
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PMID: 12221867 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Treatment of patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) involves reducing symptoms with the least invasive therapy and carefully balancing risk and benefit. The mainstay of therapy is the use of antihistamines with or without the use of intermittent pulses of corticosteroids. Alternative therapies to chronic corticosteroids include leukotriene antagonists, plasma-phoresis, dapsone, stanazolol, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, cyclosporin, tacrolimus, and warfarin. A practical approach to CIU bases treatment and severity on the patients' previous response to therapy. Therapy goals are to reduce symptoms until spontaneous resolution occurs. Management of CIU patients can be both frustrating and rewarding. |
Authors:
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Brett E Stanaland |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology Volume: 23 ISSN: 1080-0549 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Rev Allergy Immunol Publication Date: 2002 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-09-11 Completed Date: 2003-04-09 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9504368 Medline TA: Clin Rev Allergy Immunol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 233-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of South Florida Health Sciences Center, USA. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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therapeutic use Chronic Disease Epinephrine / therapeutic use Histamine H1 Antagonists / therapeutic use Humans Urticaria / diagnosis, drug therapy*, immunology*, pathology |
| Chemical | |
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0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones; 0/Histamine H1 Antagonists; 51-43-4/Epinephrine |
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