Conversation: The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] I have had chronic hives for five months. I went to my primary care doctor in December, and she suggested that I see an allergy doctor. The allergist basically told me to take Allegra, but it has not helped very much. It is very incapacitating. Are there doctors that specialize in hives?
[|AI|]  Hello. Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your history. As you are having hives for 5 months, I would call it "chronic urticaria". There are many causes of chronic urticaria - physical factors like excessive sweating, contact with hot/cold water, undue pressure over body parts, sun exposure, etc. There are other causes also like some infections, thyroid disorders, some Chat Doctor. If Allegra is not working with you, personally I would suggest montelukast and levocetirizine in the morning and HY