Few years ago, I was bitten by cat. It seems no serious symptoms came out right after that, but few weeks later i have some hives on my hand where I was bitten. But the unique thing of my symptom is that the hives came out regularly (maybe once a month(?)). It comes out over a few days and it last for around 2 weeks and it disappear. This process repeated regularly and it has been 2 years after i got this symptom. It doesn't hurt that much but i'm worried about what is the reason of this symptom
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Hives are irritating and difficult to live with. Chronic urticaria is the medical terminology and this condition needs proper assessment. The triggers should be identified. Based on your description, it appears that you have intermittent variable of chronic urticaria. These conditions have strong relation to one's internal health and it needs to be evaluated as often quoted - Skin is the mirror of internal health. Your dermatologist will decide a treatment plan for you after a consultation which probably will include a non-sedative antihistamine and some other medications based on blood chemistry. A common mistake is to take antihistamines as when and needed while it should be taken for a reasonably long time frame in urticaria whether you develop hives or not. After a certain period, it is advisable to wean the treatment. Few advance treatment options also exist which requires once a month treatment. Hope it helps.
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Urticaria has to be treated by a specialist
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