INDIA New England News
By Puja Gupta
New Delhi– If you tuned into the latest Bollywood-related show on a streaming service over the weekend, you must have come across various health-related issues the ladies face, from air sickness, to skin aging and a certain condition known as Urticaria.
Dr Smriti Naswa Singh, Consultant Dermatologist, Fortis Hospital, Mulund explains the definition of the condition, its causes, and treatment.
What is Urticaria?
Urticaria, commonly recognised as ‘hives’ is an outbreak of red and prickly bumps that suddenly appear on the skin. The reasons could be due to certain allergies, or at times for unknown reasons. The bumps or rash may vary in size and cause severe itching; it may also cause burning on the skin, causing discomfort as well as disturbing one’s daily routine. The bumps/ wheals may suddenly appear anyplace on the body – the face, hands or legs even the lips, tongue, ears, or throat. The swelling of lips, eyelids, geni
If you tuned into the latest Bollywood-related show on a streaming service over the weekend, you must have come across various health-related issues the ladies face, from air sickness, to skin aging and a certain condition known as .