welts
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Gao suffers from chronic lumbar spine disease, arthritis, eye problems and chronic urticaria – a skin condition that causes itchy red welts.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Mild to moderate signs of food allergy include a swollen face, lips or eyes; hives or welts on your skin; or vomiting.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
His mother made him wear sweatpants because he came home with legs covered in welts and floor burns.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
But a tiny subset of people also develop less common symptoms, ones that can sound like hexes from a children’s story: hairy tongues, purple toes, welts that sprout on their faces.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
In a matter of seconds, the bees flew off, but they left behind two boys covered in stings, angry red welts rising on their faces and arms.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
