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Hives after chemical irritation by the nettle poison in the stinging hairs of the stinging nettle plants.
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The clinical spectrum of skin changes at the contact point ranges from itching or burning to erythema and fully developed urticaria. When fully developed, acutely occurring, raised, sharply defined, palpable, solitary or confluent, itchy, whitish to red wheals of varying size are evident. The size and severity of the efflorescences often depend on the intensity and duration of contact with the triggering plants. Efflorescences are often restricted to the contact area and its immediate surroundings.
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Cool with damp envelopes.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer