Dermatoses related to pregnancy or the postpartum period are known as the specific
dermatoses of pregnancy. These dermatoses include (a) pemphigoid gestationis (synonym …

Pregnancy is frequently associated with major skin changes. Some of these changes are
attributed to pregnancy-specific dermatoses, which often are overlooked and misdiagnosed …

Dermatoses of pregnancy are relatively rare. The terminology becomes increasingly
confusing, as only few of these skin eruptions are proved entities. Apart from pruritus …

The specific dermatoses of pregnancy represent a heterogeneous group of pruritic skin
diseases that have been recently reclassified and include pemphigoid (herpes) gestationis …

A group of skin diseases that occur specifically in pregnant women. The following diseases
will be discussed in depth: Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP) …

Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), or pruritic urticarial plaques of pregnancy (PUPP),
is the most common of all the specific dermatoses of pregnancy. PEP has no fetal …

• Herpes (Pemphigoid) gestationis• Impetigo herpetiformis• Prurigo gestationis• Pruritus
(Prurigo) of pregnancy• Pruritus (Prurigo) gravidarum• Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy• …

THE INFLAMMATORY dermatoses that occur during pregnancy have been reported under a
variety of confusing terms, such as erythema multiforme of pregnancy, 1 prurigo annularis, 2 …

Highlights•In pregnancy, skin presents physiological changes that regress after
delivery.•Polymorphic eruption, atopic eruption and pemphigoid are specific to pregnancy.• …

Pregnancy-associated dermatoses represent a heterogeneous group with variable
expression, ranging from pathologies with simple aesthetic impact to those with a pejorative …