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Most Common Cause Of Hives In Toddlers. So if your child is sick and breaks out in hives it is probably due to the illness. Illness illnesses are the most common cause of hives in children. You cannot always prevent hives You get hives when something causes high levels of histamine and other chemicals to. The most common cause of hives is an infection often a virus eg.
Chronic hives are not due to an allergy. As an example my daughter is terribly allergic to eggs. A common cold which occurred 1-2 weeks earlier. The body can have an allergic reaction to the illness. If hives does not go away with treatment you may be referred to a skin specialist dermatologist. The most common causes are foods medications and infections.
Most widespread hives are caused by a viral infection.
Some children with allergies seemingly outgrow them and adults can develop them almost out of nowhere. Your child may not appear sick at the time of the hives. Urticaria also known as hives are very common in children affecting up to 25 percent of kids at least once. When a child is exposed to a specific trigger an allergen infection extreme temperature or a period of high stress mast cells release histamine which causes fluid to leak from small blood vessels under his or her skin. These are hives that last less than 6 weeks. A common cold which occurred 1-2 weeks earlier.