Your Doctor should check for a condition called "hereditary angioedema". It
results from deficiency of an enzyme inhibitor called C1 - INH.
Bob S.
"Ellen" <qboafsb at prodigy.net> wrote:
>My daughter suffers with chronic hives and occasional angioedema x3years.
>It usually lasts 2 weeks each outbreak, but this last time has been 5
>months so far. Symptoms worsen with viral infections which are frequent. We
>can control the hives using Claritin
>daily. What can we do? What type of lab work can be done to determine
>etiology?
>Could there be a genetic connection as both her paternal grandfather and
>uncle have suffered in the past with hives?
