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Skin allergy urticaria

2017-04-11 02:40:20
Rash on body and face swelling and eaching .facing this problem by past 15years .its goes afrer taking steroids (dexona) levocitrizine is not working
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You have chronic urticaria with angioedema. Some newer antihistamines are there which are more effective than levocetirizine. We can try those. Omalizumab is a new biological used for urticaria which can also be considered. Please contact me for more details.

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