How to Use urticaria in a Sentence

urticaria

noun
  • Living with chronic urticaria is no easy feat.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Hives, also called urticaria, are red, itchy welts that can appear anywhere on the body and range from mild to severe.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Also, prolonged use of ice on your face could lead to frostbite or cold urticaria (hives or swelling in response to cold).
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 22 July 2025
  • Hives Hives, also known as urticaria, are red, raised bumps on the skin caused by an immune reaction in the body.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For chronic urticaria, avoiding triggers can also help.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Red has to break up a fight between the last Montano and Raoul, which triggers Raoul's urticaria.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 23 June 2023
  • There are fewer than 100 people in the world who have been diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria.
    — Janissa Delzo, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2018
  • Redness, swelling and intensely itchy wheals – those are the hallmark symptoms of urticaria, commonly known as hives.
    — New Atlas, 17 July 2025
  • If no underlying cause is found, the patient may have chronic spontaneous urticaria.
    — Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
  • While urticaria can affect anyone, there are certain patterns doctors see in patients with the condition.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Researchers are still unsure why aquagenic urticaria develops.
    — Scott Berson, charlotteobserver, 2 May 2018
  • Chronic hives Chronic hives are also known as chronic spontaneous urticaria.
    — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Without further ado, read on to learn more about urticaria (the fancy medical term for hives) and their causes from the very experts who treat them for a living.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Simmons said the vice president has a history of seasonal allergies and urticaria, or hives.
    — Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Solar urticaria is a skin condition characterized by the presence of hives or welts during sun exposure.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Hives, clinically known as urticaria, are bumps or welts that often develop due to an allergic reaction.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Feb. 2025
  • In serious cases, those suffering from cold urticaria may need an EpiPen to prevent serious harm.
    — Leah Froats, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Pressure Reduction Physical urticaria is a type of hives caused by a stimulus like squeezing or rubbing.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The condition, which Soompi reported is known as cholinergic urticaria, causes itchy hives that are caused by a raise in body temperature.
    — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 15 July 2019
  • These meds quell the histamine response in hives from solar urticaria, but also the reaction in PMLE.
    — ​jessica Migala, SELF, 9 May 2022
  • In some cases, marks on your body may be hives (also called urticaria), which is characterized by red, itchy bumps or welts that appear suddenly upon exposure to an allergen.
    — Jenn Sinrich, SELF, 31 May 2019
  • One study found that night shift workers were at a higher risk for experiencing chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).
    — Julia Naftulin, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Scientists now think chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is an autoimmune disease, at least for most people.
    — Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In some cases, food allergies or medications like antibiotics can trigger a more widespread reaction called urticaria or hives, which may include small, blister-like lesions.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The medication is also used to treat certain patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria, or chronic hives, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
    — Cailey Gleeson, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Cold Urticaria Winter temperatures may also bring on cold urticaria, which is hives brought about by cold temperatures, Chadha explained.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Fortunately, for many individuals, symptoms of cold urticaria disappear completely after about five years.
    — Leah Froats, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Limited evidence shows that a low-histamine diet can improve symptoms of histamine intolerance and other conditions linked to histamine release, such as chronic urticaria.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Jan. 2026
  • My primary care doctor had sent me to an allergy specialist, who was able to give me the correct diagnosis of chronic spontaneous urticaria, or CSU.
    — Megan Pregmon, Flow Space, 23 July 2025
  • Though patients can undergo testing to learn more about what may be triggering their chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), it's not often recommended.
    — Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026

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