title: Does the use of calamine or antihistamine provide symptomatic relief from pruritus in children with varicella zoster infection?
authors.affiliation: London Deanery, Department of Paediatrics, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, UK. Marc.Tebruegge@St-Marys.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tebruegge
authors.forename: Minju
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Margarson
mesh_terms: D000982:Antipruritics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002644:Chickenpox; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010636:Phenols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000982:Antipruritics; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D010636:Phenols; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C010693:calamine, phenol drug combination; D015034:Zinc Oxide