Urticaria Symptoms

Urticaria symptoms

        The most common symptoms triggered by urticaria include: redness, swelling and itching. It is known that the hives "like" to put. Therefore, although the affected area heals in probably 24 hours (if therapy is applied in proportion), you are bound to find new hives on other areas of your skin. This model will continue as long as you expose yourself to the allergen that causes these medical conditions. However, although the common hives are known to suddenly flaring up, itching, swelling trigger and vanish (this can last for minutes to several hours) and then reappear in another area of skin, this model can go indefinitely for weeks, sometimes months. Although most episodes of urticaria last no longer than six weeks, hives beyond this period of time are called "chronic."

        The red, raised skin can appear in various sizes and / or forms (their diameter can vary from a few millimeters to several centimeters). In some cases, hives form large patches or rings. They can affect any part of the human body, including legs, arms and trunk. The lesions have a disturbing tendency of sizing a quick way. While the symptoms of these medical conditions can disappear just as quickly as they emerged, it is always useful to photograph your access.In this way, when you visit your health care provider staff, even if the lesions have disappeared, you can show him the model of your urticaria. If you can not show your evidence to your doctor about your injury (this may help to understand what type of allergen caused your clinical condition), your doctor will base his diagnosis only on your testimony.

        Skin reaction characterized by sudden onset of eruption of wheals headquarters variable and it's main characteristic is the ephemeral and migratory. These lesions are often pruritic. They are induced by increased local vascular permeability. Urticaria has many origins. Other causes can also include: physical urticaria , cholinergic urticaria, contact urticaria. Urticaria is an eruption of the skin that is caused by a nettle sting, hence the word urticaria. The patches of red, raised can change place during a single day, sometimes very quickly, possibly even disappear a few hours or days and then reappear. Itching and duration of hives are variable and may take a few minutes, hours and sometimes long weeks, months or years.

What is urticaria?

       Urticaria is an allergy that is manifested in the skin. It can be serious if it spreads to the eyes and mouth and larynx.

How urticaria looks like :

        Urticaria is presented as nettles stings plates with more or less red on the skin, more or less swollen and very itchy .

What are the urticaria allergens?

        Urticaria is due to an allergy secondary to the absorption of drugs especially antibiotics from the penicillin family or foods (strawberries, exotic fruits, shellfish, chocolate, preserves, ...), or insect stings: wasp, bee, ... or secondary to contact allergy: animal dander, latex, ... or secondary to damage viral, bacterial, parasitic. The stings of jellyfish also give rash.They are very painful and can be severe.

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