title: [Bibliographic review of antihistaminics H2 in the treatment of chronic (or recurrent) idiopathic urticaria].
abstract: Cimetidine alone has not been shown conclusively to be effective in the treatment of urticaria. Cimetidine in combination with an H1 antihistamine has been shown to be effective in studies of patients who could not be controlled by H1 antihistamine alone. In that section of the patient population with "untreatable" chronic urticaria, the use of an H2 antagonist in conjunction with an H1 antagonist should be considered as a possible treatment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immuno-Allergologie - CHU, Angers.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drouet
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bonneau
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Sellin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabbah
mesh_terms: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D014581:Urticaria / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists
vernacular_title: Revue bibliographique sur l'intérêt des anti-histaminiques H2 dans le traitement de l'urticaire chronique (ou récidivante) idiopathique.