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Urticaria and angioedema

Urticaria and angioedema

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Is a type of:

Vascular skin diseases • Allergic reaction

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Skin

Types of

Familial cold urticaria
Condition
Contact urticaria
Condition

Symptoms

Itching or burning
Itchy rash
Swollen lip
Swollen tongue
Tongue swelling
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Urticaria and angioedema
Danazol
Epinephrine
Antihistamine
Steroids

Tests

H. pylori igg, igm and iga antibodies
Protein electrophoresis
ANA
Thyroid peroxidase antibodies
Thyroid stimulating hormone
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Risk factors

Personal

Recent cough or cold

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A 38-year old asked:

Are there any serious potential complications of urticaria and angioedema?

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A 31-year old asked:

How do doctors treat urticaria and angioedema?

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A 33-year old female asked:

I've been suffering with chronic idiopathic urticaria & Angioedema for 6 months now. I still need 1/2 a tablet of 25 mg every 48 hrs. Want to cure it.

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A 24-year old female asked:

Severe urticaria & angioedema every day for 10 weeks now. Allergy tests show nothing. Not responding to antihistamine, steriods, or prednisone. Help!

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A 22-year old female asked:

22yr female. Experience the following symptoms: angioedema, chronic urticaria, anaphylaxis, bone/muscle pain etc, is this systemic mastocytosis?

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A 35-year old asked:

Does every urticaria and angiodema case end up in anaphilaxis shock?

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A 48-year old asked:

Is it true that every urticaria and angiodema case ends up in anaphilaxis shock?

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A 47-year old female asked:

Hi I was diagnosed with have chronic urticaria, angiodema in 2011. Have had 30 anaphylaxis since I'm take antihistamines, break out in hives daily. Developing lipomas & cysts everywhere. ?

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A 25-year old asked:

Why do angioedema and hives usually happen together?

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A 33-year old asked:

Are daily hives breakouts a common symptom of angioedema?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I've had chronic hives for 2 yrs. Dr cannot find cause. What are chances of me suffering from angioedema and having a severe reaction?

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A 36-year old male asked:

17 days post-microdiskectomy; night sweats ever since. Hives/angioedema showed up day 10, first time in life. Back is doing great. Possible causes?

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A 44-year old female asked:

My dr diagnosed idiopathic angioedema of my lips (had hives 8 months ago)It's been 30hrs, swelling slightly less.how long to go down? Compress? H or C

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A 25-year old female asked:

I'm allergic to penicillins (angioedema, hives and rash), but what if I'm sick (bronchitis, infection)? Is it possible to be treated without penicilli

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A 37-year old female asked:

Is it safe to try to conceive while having hives and angioedema? My doctor said I should cure the hives first and then keep trying to get pregnant.

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A 52-year old female asked:

Ive had a very serious allergic reaction (angioedema) to fluconazole, and now Ive broken out in hives after two different trials of omeprazole. Are these two azole drugs related in any way? Should I watch out for other azole drugs?

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A 36-year old male asked:

Hives/angioedema abruptly 12 days post-microdiskectomy. Night sweats since surgery too. All infection tests (-). Delayed drug reaction? Off all meds.

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A 36-year old male asked:

Got hives/angioedema same time as upper resp. virus. Cleared in a wk w/ prednisone, Allegra + Zantac (ranitidine) - but awful acid reflux after stopping meds. Huh?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Every 2ish yrs for the last 10, I have an allergic reaction to something, but the cause is never determined nor clear. Angioedema ruled out last time. Could this be something other than an allergy? Symptoms: tight throat, extreme hives, itchy tongue.

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A 36-year old female asked:

Suffer with chronic hives & angiodema, it comes and goes in cycles, currently active. Do singular/Zyrtec lose effectiveness after taking for years?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I want to wean off the Sertraline to see if it's a cause for the chronic hives w occasional angiodema. Can anyone reco a safe taper wout withdrawal. ?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Is there a cure for chronic hives and angioderma? Have been suffering from chronics hives for almost 4 years now and no medicines are giving me a permenant relieve. My allergist hasnt done an allergy test to find out if I have a serve allergy to any certa

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A 36-year old female asked:

Can my thyroid start working again and cause me to get hives and angiodema if i take my thyroid medicine-my throat swells but not fully?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Can angioedema be cured?

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A 41-year old asked:

What sort of problem is angioedema?

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A 43-year old asked:

What are the tests for urticaria?

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A 28-year old asked:

Could it be something bad if I have urticaria?

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A 45-year old asked:

Is it possible to be cured permanently from urticaria?

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A member asked:

Will urticaria kill me?

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How to get rid of angioedema?

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