Guest guest Posted July 10, 2008 Report Share Posted July 10, 2008 Ask an Expert: Possible idiopathic angioedema and hives , http://www.netwellness.org/question.cfm/38337.htm Up to 40% of cases of idiopathic hives might be autoimmune which means these individuals produce antibodies against their own IgE receptors on mast cells and basophils. Whether this observation has any clinical relevance is still unclear. Some investigators have reported that removal of these antibodies with certain specific medications results in resolution of the hives but this has not been uniformly reported for other types of treatment. Bernstein, MD..... Professor of Medicine Division of Immunology and Allergy Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine University of Cincinnati In my honest opinion, you are having an allergic reaction to yourself because your immune system has gone wild. When I worked in dermatology, we had a patient with it and it was persistant for a very long time, so Doc took some blood out of her arm, and put it in a syringe and injected it into her butt. Her hives went away. She came back about 8 years later,with the same problem, he did the same thing, and they went away. I dont know what you would call that proceedure, but you might ask your doctor about it. Doc had read about it in some journal and decided to try it. Blessings ~ Dede **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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