Cutaneous Changes During Pregnancy

The study "Cutaneous changes during pregnancy" by Shujat Ali, Asma Parveen, and Shahid Hassan involved 200 pregnant women and aimed to evaluate various skin manifestations during pregnancy. The mean age of the participants was 23.43±4.12 years. The most common pigmentary change observed was in the areola/nipple area, affecting 180 (90%) of the women. Pedal oedema, seen in 26 (13%) of the women, was the most common vascular change, particularly in the third trimester. The most common connective tissue change was Striae gravidarum, affecting 113 (56.5%) of the women. The study concluded that cutaneous manifestations are very common during pregnancy, with the most common changes being areola/nipple pigmentary changes, malar type of chloasma, pedal oedema, and striae gravidarum.