Miscellaneous groups of dermatoses are associated with pregnancy and affected by
gestation, but they do not coincide with any known classifications. They are inflammatory in …

Progesterone is a hormone responsible for pregnancy maintenance and the amount of
progesterone increases in a woman's body during pregnancy, as well as the level of female …

A switch from cell-mediated to humoral immunity (helper T 1 [T h 1] to helper T 2 [T h 2] shift)
during gestation plays a key role in placental immune tolerance. As a result, skin diseases …

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Pregnancy is associated with complex of endocrinological, immunological, metabolic, and
vascular changes that may influence the skin and other organs in various ways. Pregnancy …

Background: Although the possible occurrence of typical dermatoses during pregnancy is
well recognized, little is known about the influence of pregnancy on the clinical evolution …

The most recent reclassification of dermatoses of pregnancy includes polymorphic eruption
of pregnancy, atopic eruption of pregnancy, and pemphigoid gestationis; intrahepatic …

The dermatoses of pregnancy represent a heterogeneous group of pruritic inflammatory skin
diseases related to pregnancy and/or the postpartum period. Whereas some dermatoses are …

Like all organ systems, the skin undergoes significant changes during pregnancy. The
majority of physiologic skin conditions related to gestation resolve after childbirth. However …

Dermatoses associated with pregnancy are often neglected by dermatologists and
obstetricians. Conflicting and overlapping nomenclatures have added to the confusion …