Hives are one of the most common signs of an allergic reaction. It is usually easy to determine what triggered her appearance. But sometimes it is impossible to find out the cause of the disease. In this case, the diagnosis is idiopathic urticaria. With this form of ailment, the stimulus only stimulates the skin reaction, but does not provoke its appearance. It is believed that this is how autoimmune disorders manifest themselves, in which immunity becomes hypersensitive to their own cells.
Causes of idiopathic urticaria
If the reaction has appeared once, has passed by itself and did not remind itself of itself, on it it is possible and to not pay attention. But when the problem does not disappear for a long time, your health needs to be seriously worried.
It is not always possible to determine reliably what triggered the disease. Even numerous detailed examinations can be ineffective. Medical practice helped to find out that among the most common causes of idiopathic non-allergic urticaria are:
- bad ecology;
- rheumatoid arthritis;
- impaired renal function;
- insomnia;
- constant stress;
- alcohol intoxication or exposure to drugs;
- depression;
- diabetes;
- red systemic lupus erythematosus;
- Hodgkin's disease ;
- caries (in very rare cases);
- infectious lesions;
- Sjogren's syndrome;
- lymphogranulomatosis ;
- oncology;
- Thyroid gland diseases.
Symptoms of idiopathic urticaria
Manifestations of idiopathic and allergic urticaria are similar. They have only one difference - in the idiopathic form all the symptoms persist for several months.
An acute idiopathic urticaria begins with redness. Color changes small areas of the skin, between which clear boundaries are seen. Over time, individual foci merge into specks more, and they form bubbles, inside filled with transparent contents. Blisters can reach a few centimeters in diameter. Itching is accompanied by itching, which usually intensifies at night. And after the opening of the bubbles, the lesions are covered with dry crusts.
Chronic idiopathic urticaria is sometimes complicated by an increase in body temperature, headache, swelling, a sense of weakness, chills. If there is a lesion of the mucous membranes of the stomach or intestines, nausea, vomiting, and stool disorders are added to the main symptoms.
Treatment of idiopathic urticaria
The standard therapy scheme for idiopathic urticaria and the inability to determine the cause of the disease can not be applied. Therefore, the main treatment is aimed at alleviating the symptoms and improving the well-being:
- Diet. It is difficult to determine what exactly is to be removed from the diet. Therefore, the doctor just in case can recommend to replace some "dangerous" products. In this case, the body must necessarily receive all the necessary substances in the proper amount.
- Medicines. In chronic idiopathic urticaria, medicinal treatment involves the use of antihistamines, sorbents, enzymes, glucocorticosteroids and other medications for symptomatic treatment.
- Physiotherapy exercises and procedures.
To prevent relapse of idiopathic urticaria, you should constantly monitor your diet, lead a healthy lifestyle, use only quality hypoallergenic cosmetics, and observe safety measures during epidemics.