Plaques Of Pregnancy Research Articles

Archives of Dermatology
Apr 1, 1981
S R Uhlin

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

To the Editor.— Lawley et al (241: 1696, 1979) presented seven cases of a heretofore undescribed rash that they designated pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP). The following three cases were subsequently seen and are submitted as instances of PUPPP. Report of Cases.— Case1.—A 25-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 2) in the 35th week of pregnancy showed development of an intensely itchy rash over the abdomen. The rash progressed to her buttocks, thighs, and legs, and eventually her arms. The lesions consisted of red urticarial plaques and papules with a surrounding pale halo. The histopathological findings of a biopsied lesion showed a normal-appearing epidermis with a superficial dermal perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate with eosinophils. The eruption promptly resolved with prednisone therapy. Several weeks later normal twins were born weighing 6 lb 10 oz and 3 lb 8 1/4 oz. Case2.—A 23-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 1) in

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Jun 6, 1980
Herschel E Stoller

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Jun 6, 1980
H E Stoller

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

LAWLEY, THOMAS J.; HERTZ, KENNETH C.; WADE, THOMAS R.; ACKERMAN, A. BERNARD and; KATZ, STEPHEN I. Author Information

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
Jan 1, 1980
Thomas J Lawley + 4

Dermatology: An Annotated Bibliography of Recent Literature

Annals of Internal Medicine
Nov 1, 1979

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

We report an intensely pruritic cutaneous eruption that occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy. The clinical manifestations include erythematous urticarial papules and plaques that begin on the abdomen and spread to involve the thighs and occasionally the buttocks and arms. This dermatosis appears to be clinically distinct from previously described pruritic eruptions occurring in pregnancy. Biopsy specimens of the lesions show two histological patterns. We propose that this entity be termed "pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)".