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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Cold Induced Skin Allergies?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Jan 2014
Question: I am having skin allergies sometimes when my body is exposed to cold weather.i am not able to control, i have to crawl that part and after then rashes will be there,,but after sometime rashes will disappear.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Urticaria Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at XXXXXXX I would keep a possibility of Physical Urticaria/Hives (Cold induced) OR Cholinergic Urticaria. Urticaria OR hives can occur due to various causes like(to name a few): -Infections(bacterial , viral, fungal) -Drugs -Certain foods and food additives/preservatives Physical Urticaria: Cold temperature, Heat, Pressure(Prolonged Standing, Sitting), Dermaographism etc. -Cholinergic Urticaria: in response to strong emotions, exercise, spicy food etc -Autoimmune disorders like SLE, RA etc. -A few cases have no underlying cause and are known as idiopathic urticaria. I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest Xray. An oral antihistamine like Fexofenadine OR Loratadine once or twice daily for a week would be suitable. They are non-sedating and wont affect your alertness level. A topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically. take care regards
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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Cold Induced Skin Allergies?

Brief Answer: Urticaria Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for posting your concern at XXXXXXX I would keep a possibility of Physical Urticaria/Hives (Cold induced) OR Cholinergic Urticaria. Urticaria OR hives can occur due to various causes like(to name a few): -Infections(bacterial , viral, fungal) -Drugs -Certain foods and food additives/preservatives Physical Urticaria: Cold temperature, Heat, Pressure(Prolonged Standing, Sitting), Dermaographism etc. -Cholinergic Urticaria: in response to strong emotions, exercise, spicy food etc -Autoimmune disorders like SLE, RA etc. -A few cases have no underlying cause and are known as idiopathic urticaria. I would advice you to get few basic lab tests like Hemogram, stool for ova/cyst, Urine routine, Chest Xray. An oral antihistamine like Fexofenadine OR Loratadine once or twice daily for a week would be suitable. They are non-sedating and wont affect your alertness level. A topical soothing lotion like calamine would help you symptomatically. take care regards