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| Lladnar
- Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:10 pm |
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My sister and I flew home for the holidays 2 weeks ago. After a day or so my sister broke out into hives all over her body, she also developed headaches and swelling of the face. She thought it might be an allergic reaction to the sulfa drugs she had been taking. Benadryl helped but the condition reoccured for her throughout the week. We flew home Sunday and Monday morning I woke with the exact same symptoms. Hives all over swelling and headaches. I can't find any info on contagious hives. What could this be?
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| Debbie Miller, RN
- Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:34 am |
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 Hello,
Hives are often a great mystery. Sometimes they appear for no apparent reason and you can only treat the symptoms. Other times it is a reaction, like your sister's might have been. I would not worry too much but treat them the same (with Benadryl). Sometimes they become severe enough to require cortisone treatment.
Best wishes.
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