Nevi, or moles, are localized nevocytic tumors. The American Cancer Society's “ABCD” rules
are useful for differentiating a benign nevus from malignant melanoma. While acanthosis …

This highly regarded dermatology textbook with an international reputation has been
thoroughly updated and refined throughout in this 17th edition. Adopting a more concise …

Changes in melanocytic nevi during pregnancy are frequently attributed to the new
hormonal milieu and are dismissed without concern for malignancy. Recent studies suggest …

Background: Pregnancy is associated with multiple skin changes, most of which are
physiological in nature, being the direct result of expected modifications of the hormonal …

The skin changes in pregnancy can be either physiological (hormonal), changes in pre-
existing skin diseases or development of new pregnancy specific dermatoses. Pregnancy …

BACKGROUND Due to concerns regarding maternal and fetal safety and the absence of
evidence to the contrary, laser treatment during pregnancy has traditionally been limited to …

Purposes To determine the incidence, obstetrical, and fetal complication rates of intrahepatic
cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in patients managed expectantly to 40-weeks gestation …

Aim The present study was undertaken to find out the prevalence of the physiological and
pathological skin changes in pregnancy, and to correlate the prevalence of the major …

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

Physiologic alterations of the oral and vulvovaginal mucosal surfaces result from the
profound hormonal and immunologic changes of gestation. High estrogen levels are …