“…Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the article recently published in your Journal entitled 'Omalizumab for the management of refractory aquagenic pruritus' by Koumaki et al 1 The authors report a case of A 38-year-old male with severe extensive pruritus that started 15 years ago after he had contact with water. He was previously treated with long courses of combinations of H1-and H2-receptor antagonist antihistamines and reducing courses of methylprednisolone starting from 32 mg and narrowband UVB phototherapy for 3 months without results.…”
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“…Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the article recently published in your Journal entitled 'Omalizumab for the management of refractory aquagenic pruritus' by Koumaki et al 1 The authors report a case of A 38-year-old male with severe extensive pruritus that started 15 years ago after he had contact with water. He was previously treated with long courses of combinations of H1-and H2-receptor antagonist antihistamines and reducing courses of methylprednisolone starting from 32 mg and narrowband UVB phototherapy for 3 months without results.…”
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