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Urticaria is an allergic
skin disorder. In a common language, urticaria is also called as nettle-rash
or hives which means itching with rash. Medically, urticaria may be defined
as skin eruption which is allergic in origin and is characterized by
profound itching, red circular or irregularly shaped eruption on any part of
the body which remains for a variable period, having a tendency to disappear
and reappear. It tends to disappear without leaving behind any trace.
Agents responsible for
acute urticaria include many foods, such as fish, shellfish, nuts, and
berries. A wide variety of drugs may cause it. Insect bites may also be
responsible. Chronic urticaria is often attributable to materials such as
wool, metal, furs, or silk; to focal infections of the teeth, tonsils, or
sinuses; to infestations of scabies, lice, bedbugs, and worms; or to
allergic reactions to light or extremes of temperature. In many chronic
cases emotional stress may be involved.
Conventional medicine
treats this condition with antihistamines and steroids. Though this helps in
acute episode, it does not help much in long standing chronic case.
Chronic urticaria can be
well treated with homeopathy. It does not offer only symptomatic treatment
but it also prevents recurrent episodes and lessens the intensity of the
episodes.
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