Pregnancy Rash – Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP)
April 20, 2020 | Black & Kletz Allergy
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also known as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, is the most common skin disease of pregnancy. This polymorphic (i.e., different shapes and forms) skin eruption occurs in approximately 0.5% or 1 in 200 pregnancies. The cause of this condition is generally unknown. Individuals with this condition exhibit a very itchy (i.e., pruritus) rash that […]
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