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What Causes Itching Throughout Body When In An Airconditioned Environment?

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Posted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015
Question: Hi Sir, I have itchy sense in my body under air-conditions / cool weather if starts from Palm,foot and all over body. Also If travel at night time, getting itchy all over body. If I rub it getting red patches and bumps. I am unable to bear with this problem. Please suggest.
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Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Cold urticaria most likely.

Detailed Answer:
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Thank you for asking HCM

I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely an allergic reaction to cold or cold urticaria.It is a histamine reaction while exposing to cold stimuli.Diagnosis can be confirmed by cold allergy test by allergist.
Better way to prevent that is avoid exposure to cold or warm up as soon as you expose to cold.If you can prevent from exposing to cold then antihistamine medications like Levocetirizine or ebastine will be helpful.
For preventing from such attack i give combination of levocetirizine and mast cell inhibitor monteleukast.
Hope this may help you.Let me know if anything not clear.
Thanks.
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What Causes Itching Throughout Body When In An Airconditioned Environment?

Brief Answer: Cold urticaria most likely. Detailed Answer: Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely an allergic reaction to cold or cold urticaria.It is a histamine reaction while exposing to cold stimuli.Diagnosis can be confirmed by cold allergy test by allergist. Better way to prevent that is avoid exposure to cold or warm up as soon as you expose to cold.If you can prevent from exposing to cold then antihistamine medications like Levocetirizine or ebastine will be helpful. For preventing from such attack i give combination of levocetirizine and mast cell inhibitor monteleukast. Hope this may help you.Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.