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Allergic skin reactions

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An allergic reaction to medicine can cause hives. They appear as raised, red, itchy bumps (wheals) of different shapes and sizes, with defined red margins and pale centers. Hives may appear and then disappear at random and seem to move from place to place on the skin.

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An allergic reaction to medicine can cause a rash that looks like measles. See the illustration above for the areas most commonly affected by the rash.

Primary Medical Reviewer Caroline S. Rhoads, MD
- Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Harold S. Nelson, MD
- Allergy and Immunology
Last Updated July 24, 2007

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Last Updated: July 24, 2007
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