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ArticleIndian journal of dermatology

Diagnosis and Management of Urticaria in Indian Settings: Skin Allergy Research Society's Guideline-2022.

Kiran Godse, Anant Patil, Abhishek De, Nidhi Sharma, Muralidhar Rajagopalan, Bela Shah, Sushil Tahiliani, Mukesh Girdhar, Vijay Zawar, Prabhakar Sangolli and 2 more

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Article in Indian journal of dermatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Kiran GodseDepartment of Dermatology, D Y Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Anant PatilDepartment of Pharmacology, D Y Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Abhishek DeDepartment of Dermatology, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Nidhi SharmaDepartment of Dermatology, The Medicity, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
Muralidhar RajagopalanDepartment of Dermatology, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bela ShahDepartment of Dermatology, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Sushil TahilianiDepartment of Dermatology, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Mukesh GirdharDepartment of Dermatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj, Delhi, India.
Vijay ZawarDepartment of Dermatology, Skin Diseases Centre, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
Prabhakar SangolliConsultant Dermatologist, Skin Care Centre, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Ds Krupa ShankarDepartment of Dermatology, Mallige Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Sandipan DharDepartment of Dermatology, Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Apollo Hospitals · INB.J. Medical College · INCalcutta National Medical College and Hospital · INHCG Cancer Hospital · INInstitute of Child Health · INMedanta The Medicity · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urticaria is a common skin disorder. Chronic urticaria, i.e., the presence of symptoms for more than six weeks, is associated with a significant adverse impact on sleep, performance, quality of life, and financial status of the patients. Although several treatment options are available, the condition can be challenging to treat for many clinicians. Several updates have been published on the subject of urticaria and its management since the publication of an updated consensus statement in 2018 by Indian experts. The objective of this consensus statement is to summarize the updates and provide concise information, including classification, diagnosis, and management of urticaria. Understanding and elimination of the underlying eliciting trigger are essential in all possible cases. The goal of pharmacological treatment is to provide symptomatic relief. Second-generation nonsedating H1 antihistamine continue to be recommended as the first-line treatment, the dose of which can be increased up to four times in patients not responding satisfactorily, in the second step. The role of omalizumab, cyclosporine, H2 antihistamines, and other options is also discussed.

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Antihistamineschronic urticariaomalizumabquality of life

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PMID36998850
PMCPMC10043650
OpenAlexW4362458986

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