Hives (Urticaria): Complications

The following are the most important diseases or complications that may be contributed to by urticaria (hives):

Injury, poisoning, and certain other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Acute dyspnea (shortness of breath) in angioedema.

Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99)

  • Chronic urticaria

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

  • Depression (individuals who experienced a first attack of urticaria in adolescence are at increased risk for depression)