Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), known in the United Kingdom as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), [1] is a chronic hives -like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy. Some skin changes are known to occur in people who are pregnant while other skin ...
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.
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes O00-O99 within Chapter XV: Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium should be included in this category. v. t. e. Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium.
Prurigo gestationis is an eruption consisting of pruritic, excoriated papules of the proximal limbs and upper trunk, most often occurring between the 20th and 34th week of gestation. [3][2][4][5] The exact etiology is unknown, but it is considered likely to be a flareup of atopic dermatitis during pregnancy. [6]
It can resemble pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, erythema multiforme, drug reactions and blistering scabies. [1] Around 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 pregnancies are affected. [1] It was originally called herpes gestationis because of the blistering appearance, although it is not associated with the herpes virus. [3]
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy. Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy is a skin condition that occurs in one in 3000 people, about 0.2% of cases, who are in their second to third trimester of pregnancy where the hair follicle becomes inflamed or infected, resulting in a pus filled bump. [1] Some dermatologic conditions aside from pruritic ...
Papular dermatitis of pregnancy. Pemphigoid gestationis. Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy. Prurigo gestationis. Prurigo gravidarum. Prurigo of pregnancy. Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. PUPPP syndrome.
The primary skin lesions in these patients vary, ranging from permanent maculopapular lesions to long-lasting plaque-like lesions, even though they may also present with urticarial lesions. Patients with coexisting wheals and plaques and who are pregnant are said to have pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (also called ...