Polymorphic Eruption Of Pregnancy, Pruritic Urticarial Papules And Plaques Of Pregnancy (PUPPP) - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

polymorphic eruption of pregnancy pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)

Body Site

leg

Age

27 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This 27 year old woman developed an intensely pruuritic eruption on her abdomen during the last trimester of her first pregnancy. The eruption spread to her extremities before resolving 6 weeks post partum.

Description

confluent red papules

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8/3/2002 9:05:46

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