A stepwise approach in the management of chronic spontaneous urticaria in children.

Background: There is limited literature in the management of chronic urticaria in children. Treatment algorithms are generally extrapolated from adult studies.

Objective: Utility of a weight and age-based algorithm for antihistamines in management of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in childhood.

Allergic rhinitis and non-allergic rhinitis in children in the tropics: prevalence and risk associations.

Background: The age-related comparative prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) in children is poorly defined. We aimed to characterize AR and NAR in children.

Methods: This study enrolled children with chronic rhinitis who presented to a tertiary paediatric center for a diagnostic skin prick test (SPT).