Diagnosaurus
Urticaria (hives) & angioedema
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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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Urticaria (hives) & Angioedema." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema.
Zeiger RFR. Urticaria (hives) & angioedema. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema. Accessed December 18, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Urticaria (hives) & angioedema. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema
Zeiger RFR. Urticaria (hives) & Angioedema [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 December 18]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114003/all/Urticaria__hives__&_angioedema.
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