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Giant Hives : Causes

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Causes could include:

Causes Overview Articles

Angioedema
Angioedema may be caused by an allergic reaction. During the reaction, histamine and other chemicals are released into the bloodstream.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 28, 2008
Hereditary angioneurotic edema
The central Pyncheon family in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables carries an ancestral curse of dying from choking on their own blood. Hawthorne describes members of the family who made odd sounds in the throat and chest when agi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I

Specific Causes Articles

Allergic reactions
Allergic reactions are sensitivities to substances, called allergens, that are contacted through the skin, inhaled into the lungs, swallowed, or injected.Allergic reactions are common. The immune response that causes an allergic reaction is simila...
Source:ADAM
Date:April 28, 2008
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