Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports

Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, is a common benign dermatosis of pregnancy mainly affecting primigravidae and multiple pregnancies. We report here two cases of PEP with typical clinical and histological features presenting...

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Main Authors: Ellen Cathrine Pritzier, Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-06-01
Series:Dermatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/4265
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spelling doaj-e5f7c0586fdb4ed98d94a3bddd21766a2020-11-25T03:04:01ZengPAGEPress PublicationsDermatology Reports2036-73922036-74062012-06-0141e7e710.4081/dr.2012.e72159Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reportsEllen Cathrine Pritzier0Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen1Department of Dermato-venerology, Stavanger University Hospital, StavangerDepartment of Dermato-venerology, Stavanger University Hospital, StavangerPolymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, is a common benign dermatosis of pregnancy mainly affecting primigravidae and multiple pregnancies. We report here two cases of PEP with typical clinical and histological features presenting in the postpartum period.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/4265pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, dermatosis
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author Ellen Cathrine Pritzier
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Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
Dermatology Reports
pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, dermatosis
author_facet Ellen Cathrine Pritzier
Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen
author_sort Ellen Cathrine Pritzier
title Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
title_short Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
title_full Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
title_fullStr Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
title_full_unstemmed Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
title_sort polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Dermatology Reports
issn 2036-7392
2036-7406
publishDate 2012-06-01
description Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, is a common benign dermatosis of pregnancy mainly affecting primigravidae and multiple pregnancies. We report here two cases of PEP with typical clinical and histological features presenting in the postpartum period.
topic pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, dermatosis
url http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/dr/article/view/4265
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