Cold urticaria is the skin rash caused by a reaction to cold exposure. It is also known as hives.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
- CAUSES OF COLD URTICARIA
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF COLD URTICARIA
- DIAGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
- TREATMENTS FOR COLD URTICARIA
- PROGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
- COMPLICATIONS OF COLD URTICARIA
- COLD URTICARIA AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF COLD URTICARIA
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF COLD URTICARIA
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR COLD URTICARIA
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR COLD URTICARIA
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR COLD URTICARIA
- HOME REMEDIES FOR COLD URTICARIA
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR COLD URTICARIA
- YOGA FOR COLD URTICARIA
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF COLD URTICARIA
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
The symptoms occur when exposure to cold :
- Itching
- Redness
- Swelling (wheals)
- Most commonly occur in extremities and face
CAUSES OF COLD URTICARIA
- Sensitive skin
- Associated with certain diseases
- Associated with certain medications
- Genetic factors
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF COLD URTICARIA
In cold urticaria, high levels of histamine and other chemical messengers are released in the skin when expose to the cold. These substances cause the blood vessels in the affected area of skin to open up and become leaky leading to redness and swelling.
DIAGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
· Proper history taking
· Physical examinations
· ESR count
· Liver function test
· Thyroid function test
· Other blood investigations to find out underlying pathology
TREATMENTS OF COLD URTICARIA
· Anti-inflammatory drugs
· Antihistamines
· Anti-itch medications
PROGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
Acute cold urticaria is typically self-limited and resolves with proper avoidance of triggers.
COMPLICATIONS OF COLD URTICARIA
- Anaphylaxis
- Affects the person’s quality of life
COLD URTICARIA AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda,the treatment of cold urticaria is based on ‘seetha pitta’ and ‘Udarda chikilsa’.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF COLD URTICARIA
- Virudhahara – unwholesome diet
- Excess vitiation of dosha
- Suppression of natural urges
- Defect in digestion – Agni mandyam
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
- Skin rashes
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF COLD URTICARIA
Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated with the predominance of pitta dosha, reside in the skin and finally udarda, seethe pitta is manifested.
LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COLD URTICARIA
- Skin itching – kandu
- Swelling – sopha
- Redness – raga
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF COLD URTICARIA
- Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic management
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR COLD URTICARIA
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR COLD URTICARIA
- Haridrakhanta
- Amritarajanyadi kashaya
- Patolakaturohinyadi kashaya
- Nimbamrita asavam
- Tribhuvana keerthi rasa
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR COLD URTICARIA
Ayurvedic medicines for internal administration for cold urticaria
- Haridrakhanta
- Patolakaturohinyadi kashaya
- Nimbamrita asavam
- Tribhuvana keerthi rasa
HOME REMEDIES FOR COLD URTICARIA
- Applying aloe Vera to the skin
- Bath with anti-itch solutions
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR COLD URTICARIA
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items, gruels.
- Avoid irritants
- Avoid wheat products, shellfish etc
YOGA FOR COLD URTICARIA
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- The practices of shatkriya or yogic cleansing techniques purify the body
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF COLD URTICARIA
1. Ayurvedic management of chronic idiopathic urticaria – A case report
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