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Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on February 3, 2010 at 8:50am

This may explain why they did not give a contributory cause:

Often -- over 70 percent of the time -- no specific cause is found when children have hives. They were hypersensitive to something, but no one discovers what, and the hives go away. Recent thinking is that most of these unidentified cases may be from viruses, making them the most common cause of hives. This is particularly likely when there is a cluster of cases (although molds, animals, foods, parasites, etc. could also be responsible for clusters).

Read more: http://www.drgreene.com/qa/what-causes-hives?page=2

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on February 3, 2010 at 8:48am

There are also a number of distinct physical causes of hives (known as urticaria in doctor-speak):

* Dermatographia -- Hives that appear where the skin is firmly stroked. (Named because you can write on someone's skin by raising welts where your finger traced). This occurs in about 5% of people (and many more if you repeatedly stroke hard enough).
* Pressure urticaria -- Hives that appear under tight fitting clothing or jewelry (unlike dermatographia, which occurs in seconds, this can appear many hours later, obscuring the cause.
* Cholinergic urticaria -- Hives that occur in response to heat, exercise, or emotional stress. This usually doesn't begin before adolescence.
* Aquagenic urticaria -- Hives that are triggered by contact with sweat or with water. In these people, exercise itself is not a trigger, and they can drink water without a problem.
* Solar urticaria -- A rare disorder in which sun exposure results in hives. Sunscreen can help!
* Cold urticaria -- Hives that are triggered by exposure to cold water or air. This would be a good excuse to avoid swimming in cold pools.


http://www.drgreene.com/qa/what-causes-hives

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on February 3, 2010 at 8:42am

Viral Hives in Children

By Michelle Rosa Raybeck
eHow Contributing Writer

Exposure to allergens or a virus can cause hives in children.

Hives are irregularly shaped, raised red bumps with a paler center, caused by an allergic reaction in the skin. They appear suddenly and may come and go for a random period of time. Hives may be caused by exposure to an allergen or an insect bite, viral infection or underlying disease. There is a variety of treatments for hives, depending on the cause and severity of the attack.

Can children get hives?
# Up to 20 percent of children have hives some time in their childhood. In more than 80 percent of children the hives are caused by the body's response to a viral infection. These include the common cold and mononucleosis (Epstein-Barr Syndrome) and range through hepatitis A, B and C and even human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5612502_viral-hives-children.html

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on February 3, 2010 at 8:34am

I think back then, they could not diagnose the contributory cause a lot of times because then they did not know a lot that they know today. I read online, it says that if the hives get in the throat and swell up, this can cause death.

Comment by Sally Nelson on February 3, 2010 at 7:13am

That is what I would have thought, but this was a death register and the entry only states hives. It raised a question in my mind. Need to do a bit further research. This was a 4 month old infant, so maybe hives could have been severe enough to cause death. I have read somewhere that hives can be internal as well as external, but have no proof of that. Very tragic nevertheless.

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on February 2, 2010 at 9:11pm

I have seen hives as a death cause before. I think it is, like you said, a condition caused by something else, but, wouldn't they put that under contributory cause?

Comment by Sally Nelson on February 2, 2010 at 6:18pm

Just found a record of an infant's death with the cause listed as hives. This was not the death certificate but a listing in WV's death register. I'm trying to remember if hives could have been actual cause or was hives a derivative of another problem such as scarlet fever, etc.

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on January 24, 2010 at 10:11am

Anyone have any questions about any diseases or hereditary issues. Post them here and we will try to find out and help you.

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on December 10, 2009 at 3:05pm

On a death certificate was Enteritis which is know today as Crohn Disease. Listed in todays medical as Enteritis, Crohn.

Comment by Tammy Mellard Wheeler on December 1, 2009 at 4:44pm

Sally, Glad to have you join. I had not thought about it, but, that would be a good idea, so, yes. I suppose that would also tie into DNA, which would be interesting.

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