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Weals
Wheals (or weals) are round, red, raised skin rashes that may appear as part of an allergic reaction. The rash appears quickly after exposure to an allergy, and the round formations tend to "migrate" around the skin, with new wheals coming up on previously unaffected areas.
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I have like nettle rush on my body with itchiness. After scratching, it gets red, weal, and swollen. Usually disappear within an hour. What's that?
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I have severe pruritus and urticaria..for more than 2weeks now,causing weals all over my body.More when i wear sweater or after warm bath,in winter.
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Last 2 weeks I get some itcy bumps here and there(1-5/day). look like mosquito bites or small hive weal at first ,and then gradually turn more red and shrink.They last 4-7 days.derm says bite or allergy.is there a way to tell the difference?
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Urticaria forms raised weals, yes ? Mine are perfectly flat. They appear at most twice a day and last for about 2-3 hours, on legs and hands.
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