Hives, medically known as urticaria, or acute hives, are a fairly common skin condition, characterized by raised, itchy welts that appear in varying shapes and sizes on the skin. Chronic spontaneous ...

Both bug bites and hives can cause red, itchy bumps on your skin. While it can be difficult to tell them apart, learning key features and characteristics of each can help. Hives and bug bites are ...

Pictures of hives, also known as urticaria, can help you to identify these raised, red, itchy bumps or welts. Causes include stress, infections, food or latex allergies, medications, and environmental ...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) isn’t just physically uncomfortable. The mysterious, come-and-go nature of the condition can also be incredibly stressful. With chronic hives, “Symptoms may flare ...

If you've ever self-diagnosed your inflamed, itchy scalp with eczema just to have your dermatologist tell you it's actually psoriasis, you're not alone. The two conditions are extremely similar in ...

"A lot of times, patients want to know if something they're doing is causing the hives," said Jenny Murase, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and director of Medical Dermatology ...

As if the mental toll of stress wasn't enough, it can also manifest in a multitude of physical symptoms — from hair loss to acne. And one often-overlooked way anxiety can manifest is in stress hives, ...