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Hives can appear and disappear rapidly. If you take photos when an outbreak is at its peak, it may help with your diagnosis even if the lesions have disappeared by the time you see the doctor.

5 Great Resources on Hives

• eMedicine.com: Urticaria
• Medline Plus: Hives also known as Urticaria
• American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): Urticaria - Hives
• MedicineNet: Hives (Urticaria & Angioedema)
• Mayo Clinic: Hives and Angioedema - Skin

What are Hives?

• Internation Chronic Urticaria Society (ICUS): What is Chronic Urticaria?
• Wikipedia: Urticaria
• FamilyDoctor: Exercise-Induced Urticaria
• Mayo Clinic: Chronic Hives
• American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: Urticaria

What Are The Symptoms of Hives?

• MotherNature: Hives
• American Academy of Dermatology: Public Resource Center Urticaria - Hives
• eMedicineHealth: Hives and Angioedema
• WebMD: Skin Conditions: Hives (Urticaria and Angioedema)

What Are The Causes and Complications of Hives?

• About.com: Causes of Hives
• Alternative Medicine and Health: Hives
• Brown University Health Education: What Causes Hives?
• Clarinex: Causes and Treatment of Hives
• WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Urticaria

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Hives?

• About.com: Hives Treatments
• eMedicineHealth: Hives and Angioedema Treatment
• Mayo Clinic: Treatments
• iVillage: Treatment and Prevention for Hives
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin: Treatment for Allergy

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Hives?

• Cleveland Clinic: Treatment of Hives and Angioedema
• healthynewage: Delayed Pressure Urticaria Treatment and Cures
• Gold Bamboo: Hives treatment and symptoms
• Home Remedies: Hives

What Are The Types of Hives?

• Intelihealth: Hives (Urticaria)
• iVillage: Types and Differences of Hives
• AllergyCapital: The Types of Hives and What They Cause

How Do You Prevent Hives?

• Mayo Clinic: Hives and Angioedema Prevention
• allergySA: Urticaria and Angioedema Preventions
• KidsHealth: Help with Hives

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Hives

• Topix: Topics on Hives
• Catcubed: Wikis, Hives, and Cholinergic Urticaria!
• gulfdoctor: Skin Deep - A Dermatology Blog
• Revolution Health: Hives, Fever and the Cat

Foundations and Support Groups on Hives

• chronichives: International Chronic Urticaria Society (ICUS)
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Hives

• MedHelp: Chronic Hives by Alan Rockroff, M.D.
• Healthboards: Urticaria and Angio Odema
• AOL MessageBoards: Blood Test for Autoimmune Urticaria
• Myasthenia Gravis Association: What is the cause of your urticaria?
• Skin Cell Forum: Skin and General Health Discussions

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Hives

• PubMed Central: Urticaria Journals
• British Medical Journal: ABC of allergies - Acute Urticaria
• WorldAllergy: Urticaria and Angioedema: Synopsis

Clinical Trials on Hives

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Urticaria Condition trials
• Centerwatch.com: Clinical Trials Results on Hives

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