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

Males don’t bite, so the releases won’t lead to more inflamed welts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

When I danced in "The Waltz of the Flowers," my costume included a high collar of wire-stiffened petals around my neck, which left welts.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

He lasted two entire days before contracting a new virus, this one accompanied by the sudden appearance of hideous red welts all over his body, which sent him to urgent care just before midnight.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

Inflamed welts and oozing blisters had made a pattern on his skin.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry