Nettle rash (hives)

Future prospects

What medication can be used?
Antihistamines are the most commonly used group of medicines for nettle rash. They relieve itching, reduce nettle rash from a severe to a mild outbreak and make the rash disappear. They may be administered as tablets or injections. Antihistamines that cause drowsiness are useful at night if one has trouble sleeping.

In rare cases, treatment by a skin specialist with anti-allergy medicine may be necessary.

The treatment of hereditary angioneurotic oedema must be carried out by a specialist. Steroids are commonly used to treat this condition.

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