How to relieve itchy skin due to hives

The cause of urticaria is more difficult to determine, so the clinical treatment is mainly symptomatic. Mainly external antipruritic drugs, oral antihistamines, injection drug therapy, can effectively relieve the patient’s symptoms.
1. Topical drugs: for example, topical glycerite lotion, etc., has the effect of astringency and itching, which can effectively relieve itching. Glucocorticoids such as mometasone furoate cream and hydrocortisone butyrate cream can also be used.
2. Oral medication: antihistamines are commonly used to treat urticaria, including cetirizine, levocetirizine, loratadine, diclofenac tadine, fexofenadine, ibastine, olopatadine hydrochloride and so on, which can reduce the release of histamine in the skin and can effectively relieve itching.
3. Injectable drugs: In severe cases, it can be treated by injecting epinephrine or cortisone. In addition to this, injection of biologics, such as omalizumab, can also be used in the treatment of chronic urticaria.
Red spots and pimples appear on the skin, if the symptoms persist or further aggravate, it is recommended to go to the dermatology department of the hospital in a timely manner and use medication under the guidance of the doctor.