Urticaria (Hives): Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Urticaria (Hives)
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Urticaria (Hives)

• Urticaria is a skin problem triggered by
  reaction to food, medicine or allergic to any
  other thing. Urticaria leads to red, itchy, and
  swollen skin. This disease is also known as
  Hives. Hives formed due to allergy, changes size
  rapidly and often move around, in different parts
  of the body. This skin disorder is normally
  stimulated due to environmental factors like
  cold, heat or sunlight. Besides, itching, hives
  may also create the sensation of burn on your
  skin. Hives vary in size and appear mainly on
  neck, ear, face, and they can last from a few
  hours or up to one day.

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Causes of Urticaria

• When allergy strikes, blood plasma and histamine
  dribbles out of tiny blood cells present in the
  skin. Histamine is a compound divulged by the
  cells in response to allergic reactions
  causing stiffness of the muscle, itchiness and
  inflammation.
• Different infections such as tract, hepatitis,
  fungal and mononucleosis. Lupus, rheumatoid
  arthritis and thyroid can also cause hives to
  appear.
• Pressure Uriticaria can also be caused due to
  pressure from belts, elastic and straps.
• Hives may also appear because of swimming,
  exercising, taking hot showers, stress, friction
  and pregnancy.

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Symptoms

• Various itchy and swelled hives may combine to
  form one big rash. Hives are mostly raised and
  inflamed from the centre. It is advised
  to consult a dermatologist if any of the
  following signs and symptoms persists. 
• Severe Itching
• Batches on face, arms, legs or shoulder
• Burning sensation around the cheeks, hands, eye,
  lips, feet and genitals
• Welts of different sizes
• Tightness in chest
• Difficulty in breathing
• Tongue or throat swelling
• Blanching of skin

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Some triggers of Chronic Hives

• Latex
• Blood Transfusion
• Pollen
• Exposure to cold, heat or sun
• Antibiotics
• Nuts, eggs and peanuts
• Insect bites

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Diagnosis of Urticaria (Hives)

• Your doctor will try to find out the root cause
  of hive allergy, by inquiring, when the rash
  appeared or anything unusual done by you before
  the occurrence of rashes and may ask you to make
  a note of your daily medication, food, or
  activities that may trigger hives. Apart from
  this, he or she may perform blood tests
  or allergy test to determine the cause of your
  rashes.

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Treatments

• There is no permanent cure for allergy. An
  allergy once developed cannot be ended whenever a
  person is exposed to allergic substance hives
  will start to reappear. Therefore, the best way
  to treat your problem of hives is to avoid your
  triggers.  If hives still occur even by avoiding
  triggers, your doctor may also prescribe you some
  medicines such as-
• Cetirizine 
• Levocetirizine 
• Desloratadine 
• Loratadine 
• Fexofenadine
• Easy steps to prevent the problem of hivesWork
  and sleep in cool temperature
• Wear loose fitting clothes
• Apply icepacks to affected area

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