PUPPP stands for pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), it is one of the most common types of rash you can get during pregnancy.

Herpes gestationis (HG) Abdominal urticarial lesions may be clinically indistinguishable from the lesions seen in women who have PUPP, though in HG, bullae and larger vesicles are common. Lesions can ...

There are a number of changes you may see in your skin, hair, and nails during pregnancy. Some occur in response to shifts in hormone levels or certain triggers. Others aren’t as easily explained.

Mrs. U, a 36 year old G1, P0 at 32 weeks gestation presents for a routine prenatal visit. She complains, however, of a new “itchy rash all over my chest.” The likely diagnosis for Mrs. U’s rash is ...