welts

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Ghost had an allergic reaction to the water, known as cold urticaria, breaking out in red welts and shaking uncontrollably, the court heard.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

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

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

I look down at my arms—littered with tiny red welts from mosquitoes that apparently decided to use me as their pizza party.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer