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Hives and allergic rashes
Urticaria, angioedema, allergic dermatitis, sun, drug and food allergies.
Urticaria, or hives, are sudden itchy welts on the skin that look like nettle stings. Individual welts usually fade without a trace within a day, but new ones can appear. The cause may be food, medicines, insect stings, infection, cold, heat or sunlight, and sometimes no cause is found.
When emergency help is needed
- Swelling of the lips, tongue, throat or eyelids (angioedema, Quincke’s oedema)
- Difficulty breathing or a hoarse voice
- Dizziness, weakness or fainting
In such cases do not wait: call the 103 emergency service immediately.
Examination and treatment
- We look for the cause and triggers together, and I order tests if needed
- Antihistamines and step-by-step treatment for long-lasting hives
- Finding the allergen touching the skin in allergic contact dermatitis
- Sun allergy and skin signs of drug and food allergy
Hives lasting more than six weeks are considered chronic and need a planned work-up, sometimes together with an allergist.