Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant. While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these,James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 470-471. . this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, which is the commonest of these skin conditions.
Skin diseases seen during pregnancy include:
Frequency Onset in pregnancy Condition 49.7% Early Eczema in pregnancy 21.6% Late Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy 4.25%Saudi Arabia 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
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