Review

Dermatosis of Pregnancy

  • Mualla Polat
  • Melahat Emine Dönmez

Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2008;5(4):241-247

The complex physiologic changes occuring in pregnancy due to start some specific skin disorders of pregnancy. The specific dermatoses of pregnancy are composed of pruritic, heterogenous group of diseases that are not defined clearly and encountered only during pregnancy and postpartum period. The terminology of these dermatoses is highly complex and different nomenculature is used for the same clinical presentations.

In this report the specific dermatoses of pregnancy are encountered according to new classification.

Keywords: Pregnancy, dermatose\r\n