Chronic Hives Symptoms, Treatment & Information
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Urticaria (essentially meaning "cold hives") is an allergy where hives, or large red welts form on the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus...as chronic when hives appear for longer than 6 weeks; they can last for life, though their course is often unpredictable...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_cold_urticaria
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While most cases of hives go away within a few weeks or less, for some people they are a long-term problem...Chronic hives are defined as hives that last for more than six weeks or hives that go away but recur frequently...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-hives/DS00980
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