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Urticaria (hives) & angioedema
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Etiology
- Arthropod bites (insect bites)
- Drugs (nonallergic), eg, codeine, morphine
- Physical factors: heat, cold, solar, pressure, water, vibratory
- Cholinergic urticaria: exercise, excitement, hot showers
- Drugs (allergic): penicillin, aspirin
- Other allergic causes: feathers, dander, shellfish, tomatoes, strawberries, vaccines, chemicals, cosmetics
- Infection, eg, otitis media, sinusitis, hepatitis
- Serum sickness
- Angioedema: complement-mediated (hereditary or acquired), ACE inhibitors
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Etiology
- Arthropod bites (insect bites)
- Drugs (nonallergic), eg, codeine, morphine
- Physical factors: heat, cold, solar, pressure, water, vibratory
- Cholinergic urticaria: exercise, excitement, hot showers
- Drugs (allergic): penicillin, aspirin
- Other allergic causes: feathers, dander, shellfish, tomatoes, strawberries, vaccines, chemicals, cosmetics
- Infection, eg, otitis media, sinusitis, hepatitis
- Serum sickness
- Angioedema: complement-mediated (hereditary or acquired), ACE inhibitors
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Urticaria (hives) & Angioedema." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema.
Zeiger RF. Urticaria (hives) & angioedema. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema. Accessed April 6, 2020.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Urticaria (hives) & angioedema. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved April 06, 2020, from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema
Zeiger RF. Urticaria (hives) & Angioedema [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2020 April 06]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema.
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