The word rash comes from the Latin "urtica" which means nettle.
Hives generally has the appearance of
buttons resembling nettle stings often prurigineux and evolving (some disappear,
others appear).
We must recognize angioedema which may
be a complication of an outbreak of hives. This is its extension to the mouth
and ENT, posing a risk of suffocation by swelling of the mucous membranes.
Any crisis that urticaria is complicated by a swelling of the eyelids or lips
and / or tingling and itching of the throat must lead to consult urgently to get
a cortisone injection of adrenaline even if worrying signs .
Among the causes of hives are:
– Physical urticaria
– Dermographisme
– Urticaria delayed pressure
– Cholinergic urticaria
– Contact Urticaria cold
– Aquagenic urticaria (hives with
water)
– Solar urticaria (hives in the
sun)
- Urticaria Drug
- Food Urticaria
Treatment of outbreaks of hives:
The treatment of the hives not generally require complicated
antihistamines (allergy treatment).
Some of them cause drowsiness and require special precautions, especially to
avoid driving. The treatment of the hives sometimes requires a treatment of
allergies with antihistamines during the course of several months. Moreover, it
is always wise to avoid the trigger for the hives.
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