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Urticaria caused by antihistamines

Antihistamines are commonly used drugs when treating allergy symptoms. They can however lead to unwanted reactions themselves.

Rodriguez et al present details of five individuals who developed urticaria after taking antihistamines. Testing confirmed that the cause of the reactions was the antihistamines.

 

Rodríguez del Río P, González-Gutiérrez ML, Sánchez-López J, Nuñez-Acevedo B, Bartolomé Alvarez JM, Martínez-Cócera C.
Urticaria caused by antihistamines: report of 5 cases.
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2009;19(4):317-20.