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Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy ( PUPPP ), known in 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 conditions, or dermatoses, that people have prior to ...
Uncommon [ 2] Blueberry muffin baby, also known as extramedullary hematopoiesis, describes a newborn baby with multiple purpura, associated with several non-cancerous and cancerous conditions in which extra blood is produced in the skin. [ 1] The bumps range from one to seven mm, do not blanch and have a tendency to occur on the head, neck and ...
Erythema toxicum neonatorum is a common, non-threatening rash in newborns. [ 1][ 2] It appears in 4-70% of newborns within the first week of life, and it typically improves within 1–2 weeks. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It only occurs during the newborn period, but may appear slightly later in premature babies. [ 2][ 5] The rash has a variable appearance.
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 ...
Rubella infection in pregnancy can result in various outcomes ranging from asymptomatic infection to congenital defects to miscarriage and fetal death. [3] [4] If infection occurs 0–11 weeks after conception, the infant has a 90% risk of being affected. [1] If the infection occurs 12–20 weeks after conception, the risk is 20%.
Tuberous sclerosis. Tuberous sclerosis complex ( TSC) is a rare multisystem autosomal dominant genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow in the brain and on other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, liver, eyes, lungs and skin.
Erythema gyratum repens is a skin condition that has a strong association with internal cancers. [1] It characteristically presents with red wavy lines, generally in older adults. [1] These regular whirly rings rapidly and repetitively appear within existing ones, giving the impression that the rash is moving. [3]
Her family’s tent was crammed with her grandchildren, many of whom had rashes. One little boy stood scratching the red patches on his belly. “One child gets it, and it spreads to all of them ...