title: Skin diseases aggravated by pregnancy.
abstract: During pregnancy, immunologic, endocrine, metabolic, and vascular changes occur that make the pregnant woman susceptible to aggravation of certain skin diseases. These diseases can be organized into five broad categories: infections, diseases of altered immunity, metabolic diseases, connective tissue disorders, and miscellaneous conditions. A discussion of how each of these diseases is altered by pregnancy and how treatment may differ during gestation is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Winton
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications