Clinical Patterns and Frequency of Dermatological Manifestations Associated with Pregnancy

    February 2023 in “ Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences ”
    Hina Imtiaz, Saima Ilyas, Sadaf Sabir, Muhammad Bashir Khan, Filza Khalid, Eraj Mehreen Khan
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    TLDR Pregnancy can cause various skin changes, with stretch marks, dark lines on the abdomen, and skin darkening being the most common.
    The study "Clinical Patterns and Frequency of Dermatological Manifestations Associated with Pregnancy" examined 185 pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan from October 2016 to March 2017. The study found that pregnancy, due to changes in endocrinological, immunological, metabolic, and vascular systems, can lead to various skin changes. The most common dermatological manifestations were Striae Gravidarum (48.1%), Linea Nigra (45.9%), and Melasma (25.4%). Other conditions included Hirsutism (16.2%), Palmer Erythema (8.1%), Atopic eruption of Pregnancy (11.9%), Polymorphic eruption of Pregnancy (3.2%), Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (1.6%), Pemphigoid gestationis (1.1%), Acne Vulgaris (9.7%), Vulvovaginal candidosis (8.1%), Urticaria (6.5%), and Scabies (5.4%). The study concluded that early diagnosis of these conditions can prevent morbidity during and after the antenatal period.
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