Treatment for chronic hives lasting at least 6 weeks may include one or more types of medication, as well as certain ...

Dr S. Shahzad Mustafa looks ahead to ACAAI 2025, which will highlight advances in chronic urticaria treatment and ...

If over-the-counter antihistamines aren’t effective for you, your doctor may recommend H2 blockers, steroids, biologics, or ...

There are many different types of hives -- urticaria -- with many different causes. In most cases, these puffy, red, or skin-colored bumps and wheals appear suddenly due to an allergic reaction to ...

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For most people, hives typically last a few days to a few weeks and go away on their own. If your hives last longer than 6 weeks, you may have chronic hives. In this case, it may be helpful to speak ...

Hives that come back daily for 6 weeks or more are called chronic hives, or chronic urticaria. The condition often has no known cause, but allergies, autoimmune conditions, physical stimuli, and ...

Individuals diagnosed with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are at a moderately increased risk of multiple cardiovascular ...

Despite popular overworking of the gag, “I’m allergic to work.” authentic cases of this condition are medical rarities. Now two physicians report (in the Annals of Internal Medicine) a well-attested ...