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Hives are raised, often itchy, red welts on the surface of the skin. They are usually an allergic reaction to food or medicine.When you have an allergic reaction to a substance, your body releases histamine and other chemicals into your bloodstream.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 15, 2009
Hives are an allergic skin reaction causing localized redness, swelling, and itching.Hives are a reaction of the body''s immune system that causes areas of the skin to swell, itch, and become reddened.(The affected areas are called wheals.)
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Hives is an allergic skin reaction causing localized redness, swelling, and itching.Hives is a reaction of the body''s immune system that causes areas on the surface of the skin to swell, itch, and become reddened(wheals). These lesions are elevate...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Hives is an allergic skin reaction causing localized redness, swelling, and itching.Hives is a reaction of the body''s immune system that causes areas of the skin to swell, itch, and become reddened(wheals). When the reaction is limited to small ar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hives is an allergic skin reaction causing localized redness, swelling, and itching.Hives is a reaction of the body''s immune system that causes areas of the skin to swell, itch, and become reddened(wheals). When the reaction is limited to small ar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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