Here at 3000dias we receive many messages from people who every day are embarrassed to think they have a diagnosis like hives.
Is it serious?
What changes in my life after this?
Is hives fatal?
To answer this question, we first need to remember that hives are a huge illness! They exist various types of hives! The two main groups are acute and chronic. And we can say, in general terms, that the risk of the disease lies in acute urticaria.
Acute hives (lasting less than 6 weeks) are usually caused by foods, medications, and other substances. This type of urticaria can lead to serious conditions. swelling (edema) of the upper airways (glottis, larynx), leading to respiratory difficulty and risk of deathorth.
That's the red flag for hives!
There is still the anaphylaxis, which is a condition that affects several organs, which most often causes urticaria, and is very serious.
Anaphylaxis works like an allergic reaction and this is life-threatening. Most of the time, symptoms appear within minutes of exposure to the substance that causes the allergy.
In an anaphylactic reaction, the immune system – responsible for defending our body – presents an exaggerated reaction against a certain substance (harmless for most people), causing anaphylaxis. The most common causes of anaphylaxis are foods, insect bites and medications.
You know those movie things? Then…
We really have this factor about allergic reactions – commonly crossed with acute urticaria – which are dangerous. What we need to know is that in chronic urticaria – like UCE, for example, things are a little different.
Chronic urticaria (spontaneous and induced) are rarely serious and involve a risk of death, but they have a very intense impact on quality of life.
If you have CSU – chronic spontaneous urticaria – you may be more relieved, but at the same time you feel on your skin and in the surroundings of your life how much a disease that happens unpredictably can mess up a lot of things.
That's why we will always find and work saying that the topic we are dealing with is very relevant!
Source: GUIA – Urticaria Information and Support Group
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