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Skin Disorders : Hives
Pleva Skin DisorderPLEVA is also known as Pityriasis Lichenoides et Varioliformis Acuta or the Mucha-Habermann disease. This is ..... Skin can be called the mirror of ones health as it shows how a persons general health condition is. The health of the body always reflects on the skin. The skin, being a sensitive part of the body can be prone to allergies and disorders when foreign substances come in contact with skin or body, and the immune system responds in different ways. Hives or Urticaria is one such allergic reaction.
About Urticaria and its symptoms : It is a smooth, flat red eruption with white centre called Hives. It causes itching, burning and stinging sensations anywhere on the body and appears, disappears and reappears suddenly, without leaving any trace. Histamine, a primary chemical mediator (caused due to antigen and antibody reaction in the body) act on the upper layers of the skin, as a result of which Hives occur.
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Types
1. Depending on what causes it, urticaria may be of these types
2. Heat Urticaria allergy caused due to heat.
Skin Disorder MedicineThe largest organ in the body, the skin is the first line of defense against dirt, germs and other foreign items ..... 3. Papular Urticaria allergy caused due to mites or flies.
4. Solar Urticaria allergy caused due to heat.
5. Cold Urticaria allergy caused due to cold.
6. Pressure Urticaria allergy caused due to tight dresses.
Other types are
1. Acute Urticaria allergy caused due to exposure to pets, rubber, certain foods like fish, eggs and dairy products, insects stings. Certain medications like antibiotics, blood pressure pills or pain killers, viral infections such as glandular fever, Hepatitis B, bacteria, fungal or parasitic infections may also be the cause. Itchy blotches (called Papular Urticaria) usually seen in children are caused due to fleas or mosquito bites.
2. Chronic Urticaria Not easily identifiable, it is caused by auto-antibodies that attack the cells in the skin and tissues releasing large amounts of histamine. Exposure to environmental heat, intense cold, sunlight, vibration or pressure on the skin (due to tight clothing), certain medications like blood pressure pills, parasitic infections, and certain food items like wheat, celery and shell fish are also some of the causes. Stress is said to aggravate Urticaria.
Treatment involves avoiding stimulus, desensitization and stress management. Anti-histamines and nerve inhibitors used to control allergy in allopathy is temporary and is usually effective only for 12-36 hours. Homeopathy provides relief without side effects, through a natural way helping the body to support its own healing process.
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