Background/objective Pregnant women experience a myriad of physiological and metabolic
changes that affect different organ systems in the body. Cutaneous and appendageal …

Background Stretch marks are a common skin disorder. Pregnancy‐related lesions are
defined as striae gravidarum. The root cause of striae formation remains unknown. Objective …

Certain common oral lesions appear as masses, prompting concern about oral carcinoma.
Many are benign, although some (eg, leukoplakia) may represent neoplasia or cancer …

Patients will experience a wide range of skin growths and changes over their lifetime. Family
physicians should be able to distinguish potentially malignant from benign skin tumors. Most …

The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and anatomical distribution
of pruritus in 6532 pregnant women from a UK antenatal population. Pregnant women …

Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare pustular disorder that occurs primarily in pregnancy and is
often associated with hypocalcemia. The onset commonly presents in the last trimester of …

Palmar erythema (PE), an often overlooked physical finding, is due to several physiologic or
systemic pathologic states. PE can exist as a primary physiologic finding or as a secondary …

Pruritus is a common manifestation of dermatologic diseases, including xerotic eczema,
atopic dermatitis, and allergic contact dermatitis. Effective treatment of pruritus can prevent …

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

Neste estudo conduz-se uma revisão bibliográfica da literatura sobre dermatologia e
gravidez abrangendo o período de 1962 a 2003. O banco de dados do Medline foi …