Figure 1.

(A) Stepping-down approaches proposed for patients of CSU. Study was done in patients who were uniformly on standard dose of sgAHs. Approach 1- tapering of antihistamines, Approach 2- abrupt discontinuation of antihistamines. (B) Comparison of UCT at 1, 2, and 3 months of follow-up in 2 groups (orange panel, group 1—tapering of antihistamines) (blue panel, group 2—antihistamines abruptly stopped). CSU, chronic spontaneous urticarial; sgAH, second-generation antihistamines; UCT, urticaria control test.