also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
is common in nulliparous women or those with multiple gestations.
| Patho-physiology | • Inflammatory disorder occurs when overstretching of the skin causes underlying connective tissue damage, which exposes dermal antigens and causes an inflammatory response. |
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| Clinical features | • Pruritic, erythematous plaques or papular rash that is limited in to the abdominal striae it also may spread centrifugally |
| • Spares periumbilical region | |
| • Spares face, palms & soles | |
| • Develops in third trimester or immediately postpartum. | |
| Diagnosis | • Clinical |
| Prognosis | • No adverse pregnancy outcomes hence tx goals is symptomatic only |
| • Resolves immediately postpartum | |
| Treatment | • Topical corticosteroids |
| • Antihistamines |