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What Causes Rashes On Face And Neck With Swelling And Itchiness?

This morning i ate shrimp ewith safron rice and a few minutes later i took edcedrin for my menstrual cramps then layed down no less than 5 minutes hives appearing on my face and neck. my face and neck got hot and itchy and swelled and i got a fever so my mom put rubbing alcohol on it then within an hour they were gone. so what happened to me then?? Ps. I m not allelergic to shrimp or safron rice nor edcedrin This happened today....i was going to the hospital but my mom wanted to wait a few minutes to see if i was going to start. weezing and other normal allergic reactions...but thank god I m alright
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
The condition you have referred to is called urticaria or hives. Its an allergic manifestation of skin, where an allergen leads to release of certain substances from your blood, leading to itchy skin rash and swelling over soft tissues. Exedrin tablet contains acetaminophen ,aspirin and caffeine, out of which aspirin has tendency to cause hives. Moreover, sea foods are notorious for allergic conditions esp. hives.
Its proper management requires thorough history, clinical and laboratory work-up. As, you have specifically mentioned proteins you go for specific tests like patch test, food prick test etc.
As for treatment part, best would be the avoidance of allergen as far as possible. Try to eliminate possible triggering foods from diet. I would also advise you various anti-histaminics for long duration( atleast 3 months) with or without oral corticosteorids. For non- responding cases there are many other drugs like dapsoe, cyclosporine, montelukast, omalizumab etc which can be used un certain selected cases.
Hope this will help you in resolving your query.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
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What Causes Rashes On Face And Neck With Swelling And Itchiness?

Hello, Thank you for posting on HCM. The condition you have referred to is called urticaria or hives. Its an allergic manifestation of skin, where an allergen leads to release of certain substances from your blood, leading to itchy skin rash and swelling over soft tissues. Exedrin tablet contains acetaminophen ,aspirin and caffeine, out of which aspirin has tendency to cause hives. Moreover, sea foods are notorious for allergic conditions esp. hives. Its proper management requires thorough history, clinical and laboratory work-up. As, you have specifically mentioned proteins you go for specific tests like patch test, food prick test etc. As for treatment part, best would be the avoidance of allergen as far as possible. Try to eliminate possible triggering foods from diet. I would also advise you various anti-histaminics for long duration( atleast 3 months) with or without oral corticosteorids. For non- responding cases there are many other drugs like dapsoe, cyclosporine, montelukast, omalizumab etc which can be used un certain selected cases. Hope this will help you in resolving your query. Thank you Dr Hardik Pitroda