With definition, pictures, causes, incidence, risk factors, prevention, symptoms, signs and tests, treatment, prognosis, complication, and when to call your health care provider. ICUS An online-support group for people suffering with urticaria. A skin disorder, sometimes but not always caused by an allergic reaction. Javed Sheikh, MD Learn about hives and other medical things in this doctor's website. ListBot - Urticaria Homepage of the mailing list for people who want to discuss Urticaria.
Site has the archive of discussions and form for joining the mailing list.
A parent asks about the use of oral steroids to eliminate hives from her 9-year old daughter. Dr. Ralph Golan suggests ways to ease the problem, not just its symptoms. Types of Urticaria Discussion of cholinergic urticaria, angioedema, dermographism and pressure urticaria. Urticaria - Patient Information Information on different types of hives, including cholinergic urticaria and dermographism. Urticaria Pigmentosa Causes, prognosis and treatment.