Hives, also known as urticaria, are raised, itchy welts on your skin that occur due to an allergen. The reaction is ...

Urticaria, or hives, is a common skin rash. Hives can be acute (short-term) if present for less than six weeks. Chronic (long-lasting) hives are present for six weeks or longer. Several features ...

Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Hives and eczema are two of the most common skin disorders. Hives, clinically known as ...

Treatment is difficult, involving fluid replacement and C1 esterase inhibitor concentrate for acute attacks (not approved in the U.S.) and prophylactic treatment with anabolic androgens and ...

Certain foods, insect bites, medicine, pet dander, and pollen may trigger acute (short-term) hives. Chronic (long-term) hives, in contrast, are typically caused by emotional stress and excess ...

Mortureux P; Léauté-Labrèze C; Legrain-Lifermann V; Lamireau T; Sarlangue J; Taïeb A OBJECTIVES: To establish the clinical, etiological, and prognostic features of acute urticaria in infancy ...

Its medical name is “urticaria.” Hives can be acute (temporary) or chronic (ongoing). The condition is typically characterized by itchy, welts on the skin. Xolair is used to treat chronic ...