Paradoxical urticaria to H1-antihistamines
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Diagnostic workup in paradoxical urticaria induced by H1-antihistamines
- Volume 39Issue 4Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- pages: 723-724
- First Published online: March 25, 2025
Corresponding Author
Angèle Soria
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
CIMI-Paris INSERM1135, Paris, France
Correspondence
Angèle Soria, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Tenon Hospital, 4 rue de la Chine, Paris 75020, France.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFlore Kurihara
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorEmmanuelle Amsler
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAlice Bréhon
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean Eric Autegarden
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAnnick Barbaud
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique, INSERM, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Angèle Soria
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
CIMI-Paris INSERM1135, Paris, France
Correspondence
Angèle Soria, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Tenon Hospital, 4 rue de la Chine, Paris 75020, France.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFlore Kurihara
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorEmmanuelle Amsler
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAlice Bréhon
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorJean Eric Autegarden
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorAnnick Barbaud
Sorbonne Université, Service de Dermatologie et d'Allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris HUEP, APHP, Paris, France
Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique, INSERM, Tenon Hospital, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Search for more papers by this authorLinked article: Y.-K. Xiang et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025;39:723–724. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.20523.

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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, upon reasonable request.
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