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Reason For Large, White Hives On Armpits, Stomach And Lower Belly?
My husband has had hives develop under his armpits, on stomach and lower belly. These hives are large and white. He has developed them twice for no known reason. We had not eaten anything different or taken any medicines. Anything he had eaten had been hours before these hives came out. He has not taken any new medicines in years. We have not used any different detergents, soaps, etc. We are at a loss to make sense of these large hives.
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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Urticaria OR hives can occur due to various causes like(to name a few) infections(bacterial , viral, fungal), drugs, certain foods, cold temerature, in response to strong emotions, exercise, pressure (prolonged standing, sitting), in autoimmune disorders like SLE, RA etc. A few cases have no underlying cause and are known as idiopathic urticaria.
I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest Xray.
An oral antihistamine like cetrizine once or twice daily for a week would be suitable.
a topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically.
take care
Urticaria OR hives can occur due to various causes like(to name a few) infections(bacterial , viral, fungal), drugs, certain foods, cold temerature, in response to strong emotions, exercise, pressure (prolonged standing, sitting), in autoimmune disorders like SLE, RA etc. A few cases have no underlying cause and are known as idiopathic urticaria.
I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest Xray.
An oral antihistamine like cetrizine once or twice daily for a week would be suitable.
a topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically.
take care
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