Fexofenadine-Induced Urticaria

Fexofenadine (Allegra® 180) is a second-generation antihistamine. It is widely used as anti-allergic drug, which suppresses various allergic reactions mediated by histamines. A few cases of H1-antihistamine-induced urticaria have been reported. Herein, we report a rare case of fexofenadine-induced u...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sang Woo, Byun, Ji Yeon, Choi, You Won, Myung, Ki Bum, Choi, Hae Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22346270
http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.S3.S329
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author Lee, Sang Woo
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Choi, Hae Young
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description Fexofenadine (Allegra® 180) is a second-generation antihistamine. It is widely used as anti-allergic drug, which suppresses various allergic reactions mediated by histamines. A few cases of H1-antihistamine-induced urticaria have been reported. Herein, we report a rare case of fexofenadine-induced urticaria which was confirmed by a prick test, oral provocation test, and flow cytometry assisted-basophil activation test.
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spelling pubmed-32767892012-02-16 Fexofenadine-Induced Urticaria Lee, Sang Woo Byun, Ji Yeon Choi, You Won Myung, Ki Bum Choi, Hae Young Ann Dermatol Case Report Fexofenadine (Allegra® 180) is a second-generation antihistamine. It is widely used as anti-allergic drug, which suppresses various allergic reactions mediated by histamines. A few cases of H1-antihistamine-induced urticaria have been reported. Herein, we report a rare case of fexofenadine-induced urticaria which was confirmed by a prick test, oral provocation test, and flow cytometry assisted-basophil activation test. Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 2011-12 2011-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3276789/ /pubmed/22346270 http://dx.doi.org/10.5021/ad.2011.23.S3.S329 Text en Copyright © 2011 Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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