Dermatoses of pregnancy explained

Dermatoses of pregnancy
Field:	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	Condition
49.7%	Early	Eczema in pregnancy
21.6%	Late	Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
4.25% Saudi Arabia^[8]	Late	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.
0.8%	Early	Prurigo gestationis
0.2%	Early	Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy
	Late	Spangler's Papular dermatitis of pregnancy
		Linear IgM dermatosis of pregnancy

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions
• Breast eczema
• Complications of pregnancy

Notes and References

1. Tunzi M, Gray GR . Common skin conditions during pregnancy . Am Fam Physician . 75 . 2 . 211–8 . January 2007 . 17263216 . 2009-07-09 . 2008-08-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828164334/http://www.aafp.org/afp/20070115/211.html . dead .
2. James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 470-471. .
3. Matz H, Orion E, Wolf R . Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy: polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PUPPP) . Clin Dermatol . 24 . 2 . 105–8 . Mar–Apr 2006 . 16487883 . 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.10.010.
4. Holmes RC, Black MM . The specific dermatoses of pregnancy . J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. . 8 . 3 . 405–12 . March 1983 . 6833540 . 10.1016/S0190-9622(83)70046-0.
5. Callen JP . Pregnancy's effects on the skin. Common and uncommon changes . Postgrad Med . 75 . 8 . 138–45 . June 1984 . 6728733 .
6. Sodhi VK, Sausker WF . Dermatoses of pregnancy . Am Fam Physician . 37 . 1 . 131–8 . January 1988 . 3276095 .
7. Ambros-Rudolph CM, Müllegger RR, Vaughan-Jones SA, Kerl H, Black MM . The specific dermatoses of pregnancy revisited and reclassified: results of a retrospective two-center study on 505 pregnant patients . J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. . 54 . 3 . 395–404 . March 2006 . 16488288 . 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.12.012 .
8. Yap FBB . Impetigo herpetiformis: A case report and review of literature . Egyptian Dermatology Online Journal . 4 . 1 . 4 June 2008 . 2009-07-09 . 1687-3831.