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Impetigo herpetiformis is a form of severe pustular psoriasis occurring in pregnancy [1] [2] which may occur during any trimester. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Signs and symptoms
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.
Impetigo is a contagious bacterial infection that involves the superficial skin. [2] The most common presentation is yellowish crusts on the face, arms, or legs. [ 2 ] Less commonly there may be large blisters which affect the groin or armpits . [ 2 ]
Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is also known as (von Zumbusch) acute generalized pustular psoriasis in acute cases, and as impetigo herpetiformis during pregnancy. [3] [5] GPP is a rare and severe form of psoriasis that may require hospitalization. This form of psoriasis is characterized by an acute onset of numerous pustules on top of ...
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
“Superfetation is a very rare phenomenon in which a woman becomes pregnant a second time with another fetus while already pregnant with one,” says Dr. Samir Babayev, an infertility and ...
Gestational pemphigoid (GP) is a rare autoimmune variant of the skin disease bullous pemphigoid, and first appears in pregnancy. [2] It presents with tense blisters, small bumps, hives and intense itching, usually starting around the navel before spreading to limbs in mid-pregnancy or shortly after delivery. [1]
But rest easy: Experts agree that these issues are generally nothing to worry about in a low-risk pregnancy. “Sex during a low-risk pregnancy doesn't pose harm to the developing [fetus], as they ...