Dermatoses of pregnancy | |
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Specialty | Dermatology, obstetrics |
Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. [1] While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these, [2] this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, [3] which is the commonest of these skin conditions. [1]
Skin diseases seen during pregnancy include: [1] [4] [5] [6]
Frequency [7] | Onset in pregnancy [7] | Condition |
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49.7% | Early | Eczema in pregnancy |
21.6% | Late | Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy |
4.25% Saudi Arabia [8] |
Late [8] | Impetigo herpetiformis |
4.2% | Late | Gestational pemphigoid also termed pemphigoid gestationis, and previously called herpes gestationis |
3% | Late | Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may also be included in this list. [1] |
0.8% | Early | Prurigo gestationis |
0.2% | Early | Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy |
Late | Spangler's Papular dermatitis of pregnancy | |
Linear IgM dermatosis of pregnancy |
Dermatoses of pregnancy | |
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Specialty | Dermatology, obstetrics |
Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. [1] While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these, [2] this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, [3] which is the commonest of these skin conditions. [1]
Skin diseases seen during pregnancy include: [1] [4] [5] [6]
Frequency [7] | Onset in pregnancy [7] | Condition |
---|---|---|
49.7% | Early | Eczema in pregnancy |
21.6% | Late | Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy |
4.25% Saudi Arabia [8] |
Late [8] | Impetigo herpetiformis |
4.2% | Late | Gestational pemphigoid also termed pemphigoid gestationis, and previously called herpes gestationis |
3% | Late | Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may also be included in this list. [1] |
0.8% | Early | Prurigo gestationis |
0.2% | Early | Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy |
Late | Spangler's Papular dermatitis of pregnancy | |
Linear IgM dermatosis of pregnancy |