Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports
Abstract
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.
Keywords
pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, dermatosis
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/dr.2012.e7
Submitted: 2012-04-16 14:14:02
Published: 2012-06-06 17:44:45
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