What Is The Difference Between Acute Urticaria And Chronic Urticaria
What is the difference between acute urticaria and chronic urticaria?
The difference between acute urticaria and chronic urtiaria is the severity of the allergy. Acute urticaria usually only lasts for a few hours and doesn’t need any diagnosis or treatment while chronic urticaria lasts more than six weeks or more. Chronic urticaria may lead to severe complications and needs proper diagnosis and medical treatments to cure it.
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How is urticaria patients treated?
First, the doctor will diagnose it by looking at your complete medical history and give you a physical examination. In most cases, urticaria eventually clears up after a few hours or in a single day and don’t need diagnosis or treatment. However, if you have urticaria frequently, you may need to see a specialist and ask for treatment. The allergist will determine what causes the reaction and will prescribe the right kind of anti-histamines to relieve itching and swelling.
If you experience severe itching and difficulty in breathing, the doctor will perform an emergency treatment by prescribing corticosteroid and inject you with epinephrine to open the airways.
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