Dermatoses of pregnancy

Dermatoses of pregnancy are the inflammatory skin diseases that are specific to women while they are pregnant.^[1] While some use the term 'polymorphic eruption of pregnancy' to cover these,^[2] this term is a synonym used in the UK for Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy,^[3] which is the commonest of these skin conditions.^[1]

Dermatoses of pregnancy
Specialty	Dermatology, obstetrics

Skin diseases seen during pregnancy include:^[1][4][5][6]

Frequency[7]	Onset in pregnancy[7]	Condition
49.7%	Early	Eczema in pregnancy
21.6%	Late	Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
4.25% Saudi Arabia[8]	Late[8]	Impetigo herpetiformis
4.2%	Late	Gestational pemphigoid also termed pemphigoid gestationis, and previously called herpes gestationis
3%	Late	Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may also be included in this list.[1]
0.8%	Early	Prurigo gestationis
0.2%	Early	Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy
	Late	Spangler's Papular dermatitis of pregnancy
		Linear IgM dermatosis of pregnancy

See also

• List of cutaneous conditions
• Breast eczema
• Complications of pregnancy