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Archive Home > 2012 > May > 24 > Hives widespread, little understood

Hives widespread, little understood

Disorder that causes itchy, red welts exposes those afflicted to the 'limits of modern medicine'

By Jane E. Brody / The Bulletin
May 24, 2012

Bill Brancaccio inherited a sharp mind and a brawny physique from his Long Island family, and something more: a susceptibility to hives, itchy, red welts that can last for minutes or for days, sometimes recurring for weeks, months or even years.

Brancaccio's first attack occurred in his....

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