Abstract
Antileukotriene agents are widely used for the treatment of allergic conditions including bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. The influence of montelukast on skin reactivity has not been clearly evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of montelukast on wheal, flare and itching in skin prick tests (SPTs). Fifteen atopic patients (5 women and 10 men) with average age 28.04 (SD+/-8.24) were tested with histamine, codeine, negative control solution and allergen extract (grasses). Montelukast (10mg), loratadine (10mg) or placebo were given to the volunteers for 5 days in a double-blind manner, followed by SPT, with 14 days of wash-out period. There was no differences in wheal, flare and itching (p=0.205; 0.086 and 0.069, respectively, Wilcoxon rank-sum test) between SPT performed after placebo and wash-out period. The analysis revealed a statistically significant suppression of wheal and flare by loratadine (p<0.05 for all tested solutions). Pre-treatment with montelukast did not influence wheal size (p=0.099, 0.21, 0.066 for histamine, codeine and allergens, respectively), but significantly reduced flare (p=0.005; 0.003; 0.02 for histamine, codeine and allergens, respectively). We found a significant suppre...Continue Reading
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