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The Goeckerman Regimen for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis
Published on: July 11, 2013
Treatment of chronic urticaria
Riccardo Asero1, Alberto Tedeschi, Massimo Cugno
1Ambulatorio di Allergologia (Allergy Unit), Clinica San Carlo, Via Ospedale 21; 20037, Paderno Dugnano, Milano, Italy.
Abstract:
Second-generation antihistamines are unquestionably the first-line treatment for chronic urticaria and can be used at higher than licensed doses if normal doses fail to control the disease. A short course of oral corticosteroids should be considered for patients not responding to antihistamines before trying other immunosuppressive drugs. Ciclosporin is effective in most antihistamine-resistant patients who require long-term corticosteroid treatments to control their disease. Omalizumab is effective in most subsets of chronic urticaria sufferers who do not respond to other treatments but its high cost represents a limitation to its widespread use.
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