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. 2011 Dec 12;5(4):69-73.
doi: 10.3315/jdcr.2011.1080.

Specific Pregnancy Dermatoses in 1430 females from Northern India

Ram Chander  1 , Taru Garg, Sushil Kakkar, Arpita Jain
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Specific Pregnancy Dermatoses in 1430 females from Northern India

Ram Chander et al. J Dermatol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Background: The specific dermatoses of pregnancy represent a heterogenous group of ill-defined pruritic skin diseases, unique to pregnancy and post partum period.

Objective: The aim of our study was epidemiological and clinical evaluation of various specific dermatoses of pregnancy.

Methods: All patients visiting our antenatal clinic were screened for various pruritic skin conditions and those with specific pregnancy dermatoses were identified and evaluated.

Results: Out of 1430 patients screened, nearly 5% (70 cases) patients had specific dermatoses of pregnancy. Intra hepatic cholestasis was the commonest specific pregnancy dermatoses.

Conclusion: Specific dermatoses of pregnancy can be diagnosed primarily on the basis of clinical features. All of these, except intra hepatic cholestasis, do not have any effect on normal course of pregnancy.

Keywords: herpes gestationis; impetigo herpetiformis; intrahepatic cholestasis; pemphigoid gestationis; pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.

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Algorithmic approach based on clinical features for diagnosis of specific dermatoses of pregnancy.
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