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Why do angioedema and hives usually happen together?
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Skin allergy: Both hives and angioedema can be caused by the same mechanism: the release of histamine and other allergic chemicals from mast cells that bind allergic antibody (ige). There are also other non-allergic causes for both hives and angioedema.
Answered 12/26/2018
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Hives/Angioedema: Both are typically triggered by the same mechanism which is the release of histamine from mast cells and basophils.
Answered 9/28/2016
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