Cold urticaria

Cold urticaria is an allergic reaction to an abrupt drop in air temperature. It is manifested by itching, a rash of red, and in the future - blisters and edema of Quincke. In general, the disease occurs in young women. The disease is common in cold countries and may appear several minutes after exposure to low temperature air. Most pathology appears on the face and hands. On the lips can be formed after drinking drinks with ice. Usually rashes last for several hours, and then disappear.

Symptoms of cold urticaria

The manifestation of the disease is similar to some common diseases that occur in the winter. Despite this, he still has individual symptoms:

  1. There is a headache immediately after going to the cold, which is accompanied by nausea. This takes place ten minutes after the person is warm. Similar signs can be observed after drinking ice-cream or ice cream.
  2. Rashes of a red shade, accompanied by itching and flaking. In adults, an ailment usually manifests itself on the hands, and in children - on the face. Often suffer girls who in winter use thin pantyhose - the disease appears on the legs.
  3. The first signs are accompanied by puffiness.
  4. A stuffy nose and itching in it, a long runny nose. Sometimes there is conjunctivitis.
  5. Breathing in the cold becomes intermittent.
  6. Unexplained tiredness and a sharp change of mood.

Causes of cold urticaria

There is still no reliable information on the exact causes of this disease. The most likely experts consider the defect in the structure of proteins. Because of the cold, amino acids are knocked into groups that the immune system perceives as an alien body. As a result, the conflict results in a skin reaction.

There is also a theory that the disease is a consequence of serious ailments of the body: helminthic invasion (opisthorchiasis), viral hepatitis, problems with the work of the digestive tract.

Treatment of cold urticaria

For the treatment of mild and moderate forms of the disease, antihistamines are used. Usually they are Suprastin and Tavegil. In case of severe leakage, glucocorticosteroids and procedures that contribute to organism intoxication are additionally prescribed.

In the case of development of bronchitis, cholecystitis and sinusitis, you must first pay attention to the treatment of precisely these ailments.