“Urticaria”, a fatal disease? What cause of it?

Urticaria

Dr. Thanyathat Socheaya - Dermatologist, Vibhavadi Hospital

Urticaria is a very well-known disease. It can be commonly found in adult which many of them have had experienced it.

Some of them said, everyone would have got this disease one in their life.

Urticaria caused by a reaction of the blood vessels in the skin itself which can occur from several reasons, resulting in distinct red rash with wavy and very itchy. It may grow only in certain parts of the body (usually grow over the body). It may last for a few hours or days, or even progress to chronic urticaria with daily occurrence and last for years.

Urticaria can also occurs in children.

There are many causes of urticaria which may be caused by allergies to certain substances such as

•              From dietary

•              By contact

•              Inhaling

•              Injection

It may also cause along with other complication.

Major causes of urticaria

Food

Food allergies are the most found – protein especially seafood such as shrimp, shellfish, crab, fish, eggs, nuts or even some fruit.

Some patients may easily notice the cause, such as eating shrimp. However, some cases cannot be diagnosed that easy. Of course, the patients avoid eating shrimp, but they may end up with urticaria, by just ate chili paste or curry paste (with shrimp as an ingredients) without realized.

Therefore, you should closely observe yourself including in children, eating ice-cream or snack, etc.

Besides dietary, some food additives is allergy to most people and can cause urticaria especially, yellow and green color usually use Tartrazine in many thai dessert, so watch out what you have.

Medicine

It is one of the causes that this disease can simultaneously take place right after taking the medicine (either by ingestion or injection)

Some cases may take 7-10 days until the symptoms appear. For instance, antibiotics, especially penicillin sulfa are the major cause. Additionally, painkillers, sleeping pills, contrast agents used in x-ray examination, or even vitamins may also cause it.

Infectious disease

Some infection could lead to urticaria, such as intestinal parasite (e.g., flatworms and dysentery) are often found as causes of the disease in children.

In addition, infection in other parts of the body such as yeast infection in vagina, roundworm has always been found to be the cause of urticaria in adult. Even tooth decay is also a cause (Treatment or removal of tooth decay, can cure it in some patients)

Touching, getting bitten or stunk by insects such as mites, gnats, bee slugs, wasps, wasps, wasps, fire ants, wasps, bees, may sometimes cause urticaria with severe symptoms. Swelling could be spotted all over the body. Some may get shocked or even be dead shortly after being stung.