WHAT IS URTICARIA?
                     URTICARIA
WHAT IS URTICARIA?
Urticaria, commonly known as 
Hive or weal, usually appears to 
be a bumpy, red, itchy patch or 
rash over the skin which further 
grows into a welt having defined 
borders. These can develop on 
any part of the skin varying in size 
from few millimetres to the size of 
a hand. Urticaria can be 
categorised as follows:
Acute Urticaria:
These rashes do not last for more than six 
weeks and gets cleared within the 
duration. It predominantly is caused due 
to allergens from food, medication or 
infections and usually affects younger 
people. Nuts, chocolates, fish, berries, 
tomatoes and milk are few foods which 
can trigger acute urticaria.
Chronic Urticaria
Affecting mostly mid elderly population these rashes 
tend to stay for longer than six weeks and may recur in 
months or years again. These do not have clear pattern 
and may keep on fading away and reappearing on 
other places. In 90 percent cases the cause behind 
occurrence of CU is hard to identify. However, it is 
associated with prolonged illness, infections and 
autoimmune disorders.
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