The short-term effect of levocetirizine on quality of life, stress, and depression in itchy psoriasis patients

Dermatol Ther. 2020 Jan;33(1):e13179. doi: 10.1111/dth.13179. Epub 2019 Dec 9.

Authors

Simon M Mueller^{1

2}, Alexander A Navarini³, Mohamad Goldust^{1

4

5}, Oliver Brandt¹, Christopher E M Griffiths², Christine E Kleyn²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
² Dermatology Centre, The Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
³ Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Rome G. Marconi, Rome, Italy.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

PMID: 31769907
DOI: 10.1111/dth.13179

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Cetirizine / administration & dosage*
Depression / drug therapy
Depression / etiology
Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating / administration & dosage*
Humans
Middle Aged
Pruritus / drug therapy
Pruritus / etiology
Psoriasis / drug therapy*
Psoriasis / pathology
Psoriasis / psychology
Quality of Life
Stress, Psychological / drug therapy
Stress, Psychological / etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

Histamine H1 Antagonists, Non-Sedating
levocetirizine
Cetirizine