THE EFFICIENCY OF LEVOCETIRIZINE IN TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASES



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In the article the results of supervision over the patients with chronic urticaria (n=32) and atopic dermatitis (n=30), at the age from 2 till 55 years old treated with H^blocker levocetirizine, are presented. High clinical efficiency and safety of levocetirizine treatment of allergic skin diseases were confirmed.

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O G Elisyutina

Institute of Immunology

Email: el-olga@yandex.ru
Moscow, Russia

E S Fedenko

Institute of Immunology

Moscow, Russia

T G Fedoskova

Institute of Immunology

Moscow, Russia

L V Luss

Institute of Immunology

Moscow, Russia

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