Happy summer?
For this group of people
is not happy at all...
Some people wake up
All over their bodies for no reason ↓
Some people are running around
Suddenly get a "surprise" ↓
Some people lament
urticaria how can it be compared to love It’s still hard↓
So, is this the peak season for urticaria?
Are there any preventive measures?
Why does urticaria recur? Can
be cured?
Today, we are here to give you some advice!
1
Urticaria, which occurs most frequently in spring and summer?
「Chengdu Seventh People's Hospital」 Department of Dermatology "Dr. Liu Chengyu" introduced that the incidence of urticaria has little to do with the season.
As long as there are predisposing factors such as drugs, food, inhalants, infections, physical factors, mental factors, medical diseases, etc., urticaria can occur at a high rate throughout the year.
Diseases that recover within a short period of time are called acute urticaria . If the recurrence reaches at least twice a week and lasts for more than 6 weeks, it is called chronic urticaria.
In terms of pathogenesis, the onset of urticaria includes immune mechanism ( can be understood as "allergy") and non-immune mechanism (physical, microbial infection, etc.) .
2
Does having urticaria
mean low immunity?
Dr. Liu Chengyu explained that to be precise, getting urticaria may represent an imbalance of immune function , rather than necessarily a decrease in immune function.
Urticaria is a relatively common skin disease, and its causes are very complex. About 3/4 of the patients cannot find the cause , especially chronic urticaria.
Common causes can be roughly divided into three aspects: exogenous, endogenous, and idiopathic.
● Exogenous: includes some common foods, food additives, drugs, as well as some microbial infections, parasite infections, and inhalants, such as dust mites , formaldehyde , etc., as well as some physical Factors such as cold, heat, sunlight, friction, pressure, etc.
● Endogenous: includes mental factors such as stress, depression, mood swings, as well as some systemic diseases, such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes , kidney disease, connective tissue disease , etc., as well as immune function imbalance.
● Idiopathic: refers to some causes that are difficult to identify.
3
If these symptoms appear, be alert to the onset of urticaria!
can be fatal!
The most prominent feature of urticaria is that skin itching is accompanied by wheals (different sizes and shapes) , which are bright red or pale, skin-colored, and a few patients have edematous erythema.
And urticaria also has a characteristic: it comes and goes without a trace...
This is because the onset time of urticaria wheals is variable , some last for a few minutes to a few hours and then subside, but in a few cases it can be extended to It will subside after a few days and will leave no trace.
Some patients may experience nausea, vomiting, headache, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Severe patients may also experience systemic symptoms such as chest tightness, discomfort, pale complexion, accelerated heart rate, weak pulse, decreased blood pressure, and shortness of breath.
Doctors remind: Patients with systemic symptoms need to be highly vigilant and need to go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, otherwise their lives may be in danger!
4
Why does urticaria recur? Is
really incurable?
Dr. Liu Chengyu said that there is currently no cure for urticaria.
It is precisely because the cause of urticaria is very complicated, it is difficult to find the cause or there are multiple causes, which leads to repeated attacks of urticaria.
Therefore, the prevention of urticaria should start with the cause , try to find the suspected cause, and focus on avoiding , in order to effectively prevent the occurrence of urticaria.
Text/Editor | Doudou Drawing | Yunyun
Producer | Huang Liqin
Review | Lan Lan
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Some content sources｜Baidu Encyclopedia, Chengdu Commercial Daily, previous articles of Sichuan famous doctors
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Doctors remind: Patients with systemic symptoms need to be highly vigilant and need to go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, otherwise their lives may be in danger!
4
Why does urticaria recur? Is
really incurable?
Dr. Liu Chengyu said that there is currently no cure for urticaria.
It is precisely because the cause of urticaria is very complicated, it is difficult to find the cause or there are multiple causes, which leads to repeated attacks of urticaria.
Therefore, the prevention of urticaria should start with the cause , try to find the suspected cause, and focus on avoiding , in order to effectively prevent the occurrence of urticaria.
Text/Editor | Doudou Drawing | Yunyun
Producer | Huang Liqin
Review | Lan Lan
Picture source | Maker post, 123rf, etc.
Some content sources｜Baidu Encyclopedia, Chengdu Commercial Daily, previous articles of Sichuan famous doctors
This article is "Sichuan "Famous Doctor" original, authorized reprint please leave a message in the comment area or add customer service (scmy120)
