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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