Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), is a condition that is both disabling and common. The first line treatment is with second-generation H1-antihistamines, often at high doses, but this treatment fails to get a complete resolution in symptoms in up to half of patients. A recent study conducted at a referral center for CSU patients examined whether …
Atopic dermatitis (AD), the chronic, itchy, inflammatory skin disease, affects up to 30% of all children and up to 60% of those children also report disturbed sleep. While it is not fully understood whether it’s the itch of AD keeping these kids up at night, or some other sort of underlying issue caused by AD, …
Atopic dermatitis (AD) causes intense itching, and patients are often prescribed antihistamines to mitigate those effects. However, the evidence that non-sedating oral antihistamines are effective at controlling the itch is lacking. Sedating antihistamines have more studies that suggest they are useful. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) does not recommend the use of antihistamines for …