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What Causes Hives On Body After Cleaning Molds?
After cleaning mold from ceilings, for about a week, in college dorm rooms my wife developed horseshoe shaped hives and other red blotches on legs,arms and torso. The same cleaning products she has used before with no affects. Within a day or two she developed the rash had no energy and slept for most of the day(18-20 hrs.) for a couple of days.
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
She may be developing urticaria start her on antihistaminics like levocetrizine 5 mg at bed timeif symptoms continue beyond 2 weeks she will ned investigations
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