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7 Things Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know About That PUPPs Rash
First things, first. What exactly does PUPPs stand for? It's an acronym for a pregnancy rash; the letters break down to pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Care to say that 10 times fast?
First-time mums are at greater risk for PUPPS
"PUPPS is the most common dermatological symptom we see in pregnancy," explains Brian Levine, MD, board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist and the New York practice director for the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine. About one in 250 pregnant women contracts the rash; Dr. Levine estimates that about 75 of the patients he sees with PUPPs are first time moms. You're also…
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PUPPS Rash in Pregnancy—Natural Treatments
If the navel is unaffected, and other skin conditions and rashes have been ruled out, then it’s highly likely it’s PUPPS.
Pregnancy Rash: Is it PUPPPs?
Pregnancy brings with it many things, some joyous and some...not. For about 1 in 160 expectant moms (less than 1 percent), one of the unfortunate side effects can be a rash with a mean itch known as PUPPPs, or pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.
PUPPS rash
In most of the cases, PUPPS rash occur between 33 and 36 months of pregnancy. But in few women it can arise as early as second trimester. PUPPS is clinically diagnosed which means to diagnose this condition it is important to study the symptoms. There are no tests to diagnose this skin disorder but biopsies are sometimes done to arrive at the conclusion by eliminating other associated reasons of the development of rash.
Treating a PUPPP Rash During Pregnancy
An uncomfortable rash, but nothing to worry about.
7 Things Your Ob-Gyn Wants You to Know About That PUPPs Rash
Here's everything expecting moms need to know about this bothersome pregnancy rash.
Medscape
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), first described as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), refers to a benign dermatosis that usually arises late in the third trimester of a first pregnancy. The entity previously had been reported as toxemic rash of pregnancy, toxemic erythema of pregnancy, and late-onset prurigo of pregnancy.
Pregnancy Corner
The appearance of PUPPP has been described as bumpy, itchy papules that turn to red, scalded skin with welts over time. At first they look like stretch marks, but as time passes, the rash grows larger in area and becomes bumpy and red. Oddly, there is never a rash on the belly button, only around it on the abdomen. From the abdomen, the rash will begin to spread to all parts of the body, including the chest, legs, feet, neck, armpits, and face of the expectant mother.
What To Expect
Got a weird rash during pregnancy? Here's the scoop on PUPPP and what you can do about it.
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