an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
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urticaria::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hives, nettle rash, urtication |
| Type of | efflorescence, hypersensitivity reaction, rash, roseola, skin rash |
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One-off episodes of urticaria may be due to a virus infection, such as a cold.
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Symptoms include urticaria, pruritus, and may proceed to anaphylactic shock.
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There are many people, however, that get emotionally induced urticaria.
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Eczema is by far the most common, but urticaria, sunburn and skin cancer are also of concern.
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These patients often have perioral itching and local urticaria.
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Muckle-Wells syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by fever, urticaria, joint pain and malaise.
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Allergic reactions range from urticaria to anaphylaxis.
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Though the fresh leaves can cause painful stings and acute urticaria, these are rarely seriously harmful.
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Urticaria, commonly known as hives, is a skin condition almost everyone at some point has had in their lives.
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- Urtication: an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- Urticaria (from the Latin urtica, nettle (whence It. ortica, Sp. ortiga, Pg. urtiga, Fr. ortie) urere, to burn) (or hives) is a kind of skin rash notable for dark red, raised, itchy bumps. Hives is frequently caused by allergic reactions; however, there are many non-allergic causes. ...
- Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions
- Raised areas of the skin that are often red, warm, and itchy. Urticaria is also known as hives.
- Urticaria, also called "hives", is an inflammation of the skin - an itchy rash.
- A condition in which red, itchy, and swollen areas appear on the skin - usually as an allergic reaction from eating certain foods or taking certain medications.
- Raised red spots with or without itching, or generalized itching without redness during or within 4 hours of the completion of the transfusion.
- An itchy rash of usually short duration.
- Hives, can be a symptom of allergy but also may be due to many other causes that not always identifiable.
