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Chronic urticaria, or more commonly known as hives, is a fairly common condition. It is basically an allergic reaction of the skin to things such as food or insect bites. It is not a life-threatening disease but can cause discomfort.
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Does chronic urticaria have a ribbon?
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What is chronic urticaria and what is the treatment available for it?
Urticaria is another name for hives. Chronic urticaria are hives that last six weeks or longer. Hives are raised itchy bumps. They can be treated with antihistamines, such as Benadryl. It is important to identify the cause of the hives and remove the trigger.
Is there a cure to seborrheic dermatitis?
Chronic urticaria (hives) is an autoimmune disease, although different people suffering with chronic urticaria may experience different urticarial types, symptoms even triggers for their urticaria outbreaks, the reasons for the condition remain the same. Diet changes such as removing just 1 food ingredient can reduce urticaria attacks greatly. There is a site which sells a PDF on self treating urticaria, but they just updated the site to include lots of info & a blog. Might be worth a look as there is no cost. See Related links
What are some common treatments for Urticaria?
There are many treatments for Urticaria. The first is prevention. If you know your triggers, e.g. certain types of food, avoid them. The most common medication is an anti-histamine. For chronic symptoms, some may also be given tricyclics.
What does idiopathic urticaria mean?
idopathic urticaria means cause of urticaria is unknown dr. vijay
What is the subterm for the main term urticaria?
The subterm for the main term of urticaria is........ acute
What is tagulabay?
Urticaria
What medications can help Urticaria?
Urticaria may be treated with antihistamines such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) or desloratadine (Clarinex).
How do you cure urticaria completely?
Urticaria is another name for hives. Treatment is usually in the form of an antihistamine. You cannot cure urticaria completely, but knowing what triggers it can help to decrease the amount of times it affects you.
What is the suffix for itchy?
urticaria
Is chickenpox worse than urticaria?
Chickenpox is time limited, while urticaria can continue for years. But chickenpox can kill you and urticaria can't. Hard to say which is better or worse.
What is Aquagenous Urticaria?
Aquagenous Urticaria, also known as Aquagenic Urticaria or Water Urticaria, is a very rare allergy to water. Those afflicted with it develop hives within 15 minutes after contact with water, and the effects can last for up to two hours. There are fewer than 30 known cases in the world.
