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Question: I am 33 years woman having a 3 years old daughter.Since past few months I am developing almost everyday allergy with red rashes or bubbles all over the body starting from one part like hand wrist and spreading to entire hand & back.Allergy medicines like Cetzine gives me help for maybe 1-2 days & then again i develop the rash & itching all over the body sometimes starting with face. I had consulted a doctor she gave me allegra to be taken during bedtime everyday & some SOS Homeopathy pills. But its not helping. Cetzine gives me instant relief but is it advisable to take Cetzine for the lifetime. My mother has similar issue & she almost takes Cetzine everyday since so many years.No change in food habit as such.
Brief Answer:
I suggest a possibility of Urticaria; continue with daily cetrizine
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have understood it well.
You seem to have a condition known as Urticaria/ hives.
Urticaria usually presents as red, itchy, skin welts/swellings which can be distributed all over the body.
Itching is usually present in patients of urticaria.
Urticaria can be classified as either Acute (if the duration is less than 6 weeks) Or Chronic (if it has been present for more than 6 weeks).
Since your condition is a few months old therefore I would classify your urticaria as "Chronic Urticaria".
Though majority of acute urticaria cases resolve within 2 weeks, however, only half of chronic urticaria cases resolve spontaneously within 6 months.
50%-60% of cases of Chronic urticaria are autoimmune in etiology. Association of autoimmune thyroid disease with chronic urticaria is well known.
Testing for thyroid autoantibodies helps identify these cases.
You may take up a test for thyroid autoantibodies as well as a serum IgE blood test to identify different possible allergens present in your environment that may be responsible for urticaria.
Overall, approximately half of the patients of chronic urticaria have no underlying cause and are known as "idiopathic urticaria" i.e all testing is normal.
I suggest you to continue with once daily cetrizine. It is absolutely safe for long term.
Regards
I suggest a possibility of Urticaria; continue with daily cetrizine
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your query and I have understood it well.
You seem to have a condition known as Urticaria/ hives.
Urticaria usually presents as red, itchy, skin welts/swellings which can be distributed all over the body.
Itching is usually present in patients of urticaria.
Urticaria can be classified as either Acute (if the duration is less than 6 weeks) Or Chronic (if it has been present for more than 6 weeks).
Since your condition is a few months old therefore I would classify your urticaria as "Chronic Urticaria".
Though majority of acute urticaria cases resolve within 2 weeks, however, only half of chronic urticaria cases resolve spontaneously within 6 months.
50%-60% of cases of Chronic urticaria are autoimmune in etiology. Association of autoimmune thyroid disease with chronic urticaria is well known.
Testing for thyroid autoantibodies helps identify these cases.
You may take up a test for thyroid autoantibodies as well as a serum IgE blood test to identify different possible allergens present in your environment that may be responsible for urticaria.
Overall, approximately half of the patients of chronic urticaria have no underlying cause and are known as "idiopathic urticaria" i.e all testing is normal.
I suggest you to continue with once daily cetrizine. It is absolutely safe for long term.
Regards
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