Updated treatment guideline of chronic spontaneous urticaria
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Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Chronic spontaneous urticaria is defined as persistent symptoms of urticaria for 6 weeks or more. It is associated with autoimmunity in approximately 45 percent of patients. Therapy is often difficult however the initial approach should employ high-dose non-sedating antihistamines; 4-6 tablets/day may be necessary. It has been shown that the response to 4 tablets/day exceeds 3, and exceeds 2, w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1975-8456,2093-5951
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2019.62.1.37