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Allergic Rash That Comes And Goes, Red Spots, Welts On Body, Swallowing Trouble. Zyrtec Advised. Treatment?
my daughter has a constant allergic,, rash which comes and goes.when it happens to her,her body comes out in red spots and large red welts it also makes her hands legs. face and eyes swell. at the worst case she has also had trouble swallowing. she has seen many drs and they have told her basi ally to go home and take zertec! this is very worring because it keeps occoring plz help?
Mon, 13 May 2013
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Your daughter seems to be suffering from urticaria. It is characterized by itchy red or skin colored raised wheals which is transient, that means appears in one place and soon disappears from there to appear somewhere else. If the urticaria lasts for more than 6 weeks it is chronic urticaria. If it is less than 6weeks it is acute urticaria.
The most common cause of acute urticaria is food. Seafood, meat, poultry, egg, milk, apples, brinjal, strawberry, coloring agents etc are commonly implicated. It is subjective and any food can cause it. Other common causes are medicines, infections, insect bites etc. We should identify the trigger and eliminate it.
For chronic urticaria it is better to go for a complete evaluation of blood and urine tests including thyroid profile. Please see a dermatologist for the same.
Hope this helped
Take care
Welcome to healthcare magic
Your daughter seems to be suffering from urticaria. It is characterized by itchy red or skin colored raised wheals which is transient, that means appears in one place and soon disappears from there to appear somewhere else. If the urticaria lasts for more than 6 weeks it is chronic urticaria. If it is less than 6weeks it is acute urticaria.
The most common cause of acute urticaria is food. Seafood, meat, poultry, egg, milk, apples, brinjal, strawberry, coloring agents etc are commonly implicated. It is subjective and any food can cause it. Other common causes are medicines, infections, insect bites etc. We should identify the trigger and eliminate it.
For chronic urticaria it is better to go for a complete evaluation of blood and urine tests including thyroid profile. Please see a dermatologist for the same.
Hope this helped
Take care
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