Viral Hives

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Mireille
Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
edited September 2022 in Chit-Chat
Hey,

My neighbor's son has been getting hives for about a week now. I saw him today and he had a couple of them and then 1hour later he was full of them. He looked like a reptile. Very weird.
She took him to see an Allergy Specialist today and they couldn't test him because he has to take Antihistamines every day. The doctor said he had viral hives and it could last up to 6 weeks!!

Has anyone ever experienced something like this?

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  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
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    Hey,

    My neighbor's son has been getting hives for about a week now. I saw him today and he had a couple of them and then 1hour later he was full of them. He looked like a reptile. Very weird.
    She took him to see an Allergy Specialist today and they couldn't test him because he has to take Antihistamines every day. The doctor said he had viral hives and it could last up to 6 weeks!!

    Has anyone ever experienced something like this?
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    Have you asked Max? He may have some ointment for it wait.gif
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    Ahem...sorry couldn't resist.....but seriously, no never heard of it. I used to break out in hives when I was younger...I'm allergic to caterpillars :ohwell: I used to pick them up and play with them cuz they were soft in fuzzy :happy: But I would break out in hives....like really bad...bad enough for my eyes to swell shut. But never heard of viral hives. Poor kid......hope he feels better :flowerforyou:
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
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    :flowerforyou:
    Ahem...sorry couldn't resist.....but seriously, no never heard of it. I used to break out in hives when I was younger...I'm allergic to caterpillars :ohwell: I used to pick them up and play with them cuz they were soft in fuzzy :happy: But I would break out in hives....like really bad...bad enough for my eyes to swell shut. But never heard of viral hives. Poor kid......hope he feels better :flowerforyou:

    This is the funniest but saddest story ever! I've never heard of anybody being allergic to caterpillars. When I was little, we used to get caterpillars infestations in the small town we lived in every 3 to 4 years. We'd ride our bikes and all you heard was "pop, pop, pop!"
    You would have been a walking hive. :flowerforyou:
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
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    Have you asked Max? He may have some ointment for it wait.gif

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    :flowerforyou:
    Ahem...sorry couldn't resist.....but seriously, no never heard of it. I used to break out in hives when I was younger...I'm allergic to caterpillars :ohwell: I used to pick them up and play with them cuz they were soft in fuzzy :happy: But I would break out in hives....like really bad...bad enough for my eyes to swell shut. But never heard of viral hives. Poor kid......hope he feels better :flowerforyou:

    This is the funniest but saddest story ever! I've never heard of anybody being allergic to caterpillars. When I was little, we used to get caterpillars infestations in the small town we lived in every 3 to 4 years. We'd ride our bikes and all you heard was "pop, pop, pop!"
    You would have been a walking hive. :flowerforyou:

    Ewwwww....pop pop pop....that reminds me of OH...Mayfly or Junebug season...those things are everywhere. People actually get in accidents cuz they slide on the bug guts on the road :sick:

    Note to self.....stay away from Mir's hometown....Mir must come visit me...HERE writing.gif
  • Mireille
    Mireille Posts: 5,134 Member
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    :flowerforyou:
    Ahem...sorry couldn't resist.....but seriously, no never heard of it. I used to break out in hives when I was younger...I'm allergic to caterpillars :ohwell: I used to pick them up and play with them cuz they were soft in fuzzy :happy: But I would break out in hives....like really bad...bad enough for my eyes to swell shut. But never heard of viral hives. Poor kid......hope he feels better :flowerforyou:

    This is the funniest but saddest story ever! I've never heard of anybody being allergic to caterpillars. When I was little, we used to get caterpillars infestations in the small town we lived in every 3 to 4 years. We'd ride our bikes and all you heard was "pop, pop, pop!"
    You would have been a walking hive. :flowerforyou:

    Ewwwww....pop pop pop....that reminds me of OH...Mayfly or Junebug season...those things are everywhere. People actually get in accidents cuz they slide on the bug guts on the road :sick:

    Note to self.....stay away from Mir's hometown....Mir must come visit me...HERE writing.gif

    Accidents? Holly crap, that is serious!
    You don't want to invite me cuz I may never leave. :wink:
  • jackeh
    jackeh Posts: 1,515 Member
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    Oh thats weird... never heard of viral hives...
    My middle child is allergic to the sun though and gets hives on any exposed skin durring the spring/summer... i thought that was weird... but catipillers?
  • Sarandipity
    Sarandipity Posts: 1,560
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    A catepeller allergy isn't that weird is it?. I wouldn't get hives, but I would get an itchy rash. :bigsmile:
  • jill927
    jill927 Posts: 471 Member
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    I don't know about viral hives, but I break out in hives when I am under extreme stress (like around Final Exams or extremely stressful family situations...)

    They HURT! Poor kiddo!

    I mostly get them on my hands and arms, although I've gotten them on my tummy, back, legs, neck, chest...pretty much everywhere :tongue:

    The worst ones are the ones on your hands. BY FAR.
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    :flowerforyou:
    Ahem...sorry couldn't resist.....but seriously, no never heard of it. I used to break out in hives when I was younger...I'm allergic to caterpillars :ohwell: I used to pick them up and play with them cuz they were soft in fuzzy :happy: But I would break out in hives....like really bad...bad enough for my eyes to swell shut. But never heard of viral hives. Poor kid......hope he feels better :flowerforyou:

    This is the funniest but saddest story ever! I've never heard of anybody being allergic to caterpillars. When I was little, we used to get caterpillars infestations in the small town we lived in every 3 to 4 years. We'd ride our bikes and all you heard was "pop, pop, pop!"
    You would have been a walking hive. :flowerforyou:

    Ewwwww....pop pop pop....that reminds me of OH...Mayfly or Junebug season...those things are everywhere. People actually get in accidents cuz they slide on the bug guts on the road :sick:

    Note to self.....stay away from Mir's hometown....Mir must come visit me...HERE writing.gif

    Accidents? Holly crap, that is serious!
    You don't want to invite me cuz I may never leave. :wink:

    Yup its bad....disgusting......I used to work at Wendy's when I was like 16-17 and I refused to work the drive thru window because of those nasty things. The smell like fish sick.gif My supervisor always thought it was funny to catch one and throw it at me :angry: :grumble: :laugh: That's up in Ohio right off the lake. They cover everything.


    Hmmmmmmmm.....never leave? You do cook and clean, right? y_thinking.gif
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    A catepeller allergy isn't that weird is it?. I wouldn't get hives, but I would get an itchy rash. :bigsmile:

    Yup.....the doctor figured it had to be the caterpillars.....the only time I got the hives was when I was out playing with them. And then when I stopped playing with them after he told me that, they never came back. :ohwell: Must be something on them???? :ohwell: :noway: :laugh:
  • magichatter06
    magichatter06 Posts: 3,593 Member
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    I think that I am allergic to dead leaves............actually it might have been something in it!

    But when I was little I jumped in a pile of leaves and like maybe the next day, I was covered in welps! The doc thought it was the dead leaves..... it got me out of raking leaves :wink: Till this day I still rarely touch them b/c I hate breaking out and I break out so easily!

    Hope he feels better! :flowerforyou:
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