The role of prednisolone in acute urticaria management

49 patients were enrolled; 24 patients received prednisolone with Levocetirizine and
25 received only Levocetirizine. The two groups had similar UAS at enrollment (prednisolone,
4.6 ; levocetirizine ,4.4 ) , but at 2- and 5- day follow-up the prednisolone group
had significantly lower UAS (1.4 and 0.2 versus 3.8 and 2.4 respectively) and greater
clinical improvement in rash. Response did not correlate with age, sex, or identification
of an allergen. No adverse effects were noted in levocetirizine group. In Prednisolone
group two patients complained of gastritis.