Drugs causing urticaria

by PVS Prasad 2024 Cited by 18[21] Premenstrual exacerbation may be noticed in some. Causes of urticaria. 1. DrugsMany drugs cause urticaria through allergic or non allergic mechanisms.

Common causes of acute urticaria are infections and adverse reactions to medications and foods, whereas in chronic urticaria the cause is often

Emotional stress; Autoimmune disorders; Physical causes (physical urticaria) such as cold (cold urticaria), sweating (cholinergic urticaria), water

List of medications known to cause urticaria.

As a rule, drugs are thought to be responsible for 10% of all cases of urticaria and they are more often associated with acute rather than chronic urticaria. The clinical features of drug-induced urticaria are indistinguishable from other causes and consist of itchy wheals that last less than 24 h.

Drugs that are known to cause urticaria are listed below. The drugs marked with an asterisk () are strongly associated with urticaria. Angiotensin-converting

Any drug is capable of producing an acute allergic reaction manifested by acute urticaria but antibiotics, particularly penicillin, remain the commonest cause of an acute urticarial drug reaction. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including aspirin are other common drugs causing acute urticaria/angioedema.

Viral infection is a common cause of urticaria in children; Urticaria may Reactions to food, medication or insect stings can appear as urticaria

Drug-induced urticaria is the term used when urticaria is caused by a drug, most often penicillin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID), or