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hi I'm dr. Gachet eviction I'm a
dermatologist practicing in Bangalore
from the last 15 years high lives are
very commonly seen and called as allergy
by laypeople
so what is the cause of this hives how
does it look we are here to discuss that
today so hives look like Welling flat
swelling on the skin on the arms on the
face it can come in any part of the body
including the hands and feet so it
usually looked like tiny reds in
elevations but it can become large flat
map like areas of elevation as well we
know them as Alta Carya in our medical
term we call it as Alta Carya and it is
so common that it is believed that more
than 90 percent of the population will
have hives once in their lifetime it can
be seen as a reaction mostly people
describe it look like mosquito bites or
ant bites which become more swollen but
when hives become bigger and bigger it
can become a very severe problem not
only because it disturbs your sleep or
your activities because you're busy
scratching but if it starts to involve
your eyes your lips it could compromise
even the breathing so it is a serious
condition however it can be seen very
very commonly as a very mild condition
so what are the common causes of hives
one of the most common causes of heights
like I said is an insect by territory
you could be having it because of an
insect mind or it could also be due to
some food or some drug which does not
agree with you usually people are able
to tell us that you know whenever I eat
this particular food maybe an egg or
maybe milk
I do get these kind of energies it may
just look like a mild itching and slight
redness whenever you scratch but it
comes every time you eat that particular
medicine or particular for the other
thing is that sometimes with chronic
infections as well if it especially
hepatitis virus infections
you do get to see hives so then you
first see a doctor for hives the doctor
is going to ask you how long have you
had the symptom is it something which is
very new only few days old
then the concerns might be more like
insect bites on food allergy or even a
medicine allergy but when it starts to
last longer and longer it could be the
marker of an underlying skin condition
like a thyroid problem or a hormone
problem or a viral infection or a
urinary infection and the tests have to
be more elaborate the common treatment
of hives is giving an anti-allergy
tablets called antihistamines there are
many types of antihistamines doesn't
mean that if you did not respond to one
antihistamines none of them will work
for you
antihistamines are very very mild
medicines they don't have side effects
so you can take them for long period of
times safely sometimes when it is not
able to diagnose what is the cause of
the hives the medicines may be
continuing for months together even
years together please don't worry
but it is important to rule out the
underlying conditions so if you are
having hives which are not responding to
treatment please speak to your
dermatologist and get a more clarity on
what is happening for you
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