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.
Sabe aquelas coisas de filme? Então…
Realmente temos este fator sobre reações alérgicas – comumente cruzadas à urticária aguda – que são perigosas. O que precisamos saber é que nas urticárias do tipo crônico – como a UCE, por exemplo, as coisas são um pouco diferentes.
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.
Se você tem UCE – urticária crônica espontânea – pode ficar mais aliviado, mas ao mesmo tempo sente na pele e nos entornos da vida o quanto que uma doença que acontece imprevisivelmente pode bagunçar muita coisa.
That's why we will always find and work saying that the topic we are dealing with is very relevant!
Fonte: GUIA – Grupo Urticária Informação e Apoio
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