{"id":10628,"date":"2020-03-01T10:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=10628"},"modified":"2023-06-12T05:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:43:02","slug":"hives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hives\/","title":{"rendered":"Hives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Urticaria) is a skin rash characterised by circular wheals of reddened and itching skin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Any of various skin diseases, especially urticaria.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An acute, itchy, rash-like outbreak of the skin as a result of sensitivity to a protein.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Pink, itchy, round swellings that can occur anywhere on the body; also known as urticaria. Each individual hive usually disappears in 24 hours or less. Hives develop when natural chemicals including histamine are released in the skin. Most commonly, this occurs in response to an allergic reaction to a food, medication, pollen, or infections. Less frequently, hives are due to nonallergic causes such as autoimmune disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A popular term applied to eruptions of urticaria.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Skin discoloration or rashes that are a result of an allergic reaction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Urticaria, commonly known as hives, manifests as pruritic raised bumps on the skin resulting from an allergic response.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Urticaria) is a skin rash characterised by circular wheals of reddened and itching skin. Any of various skin diseases, especially urticaria. An acute, itchy, rash-like outbreak of the skin as a result of sensitivity to a protein. Pink, itchy, round swellings that can occur anywhere on the body; also known as urticaria. 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