Does the use of calamine or antihistamine provide symptomatic relief from pruritus in children with varicella zoster infection?

Citation Study group Study type (level of evidence) Outcome Key result Comments Englisch and Bauer 1 128 paediatric patients (age 1-6 years) with chickenpox randomised to DMM 0.1 mg/kg/day or 0.05 mg/kg/day or placebo (1/3 of the dose given at am 2/3 given at pm) Duration of treatment: 7 days Double...

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