Considerations for Cutaneous Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy That Fail to Resolve Postpartum

    February 2022 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    Madison Anzelc, Mark Bechtel
    Studysummary This review discusses the persistence of certain cutaneous changes after pregnancy and highlights the need for further investigation when conditions like telogen effluvium, severe hirsutism, palmar erythema, and striae do not resolve as expected.
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