Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. A review of 21 cases.
Twenty-one patients with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) were reviewed. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) examination was negative in all patients. DIF in patients with PUPPP is a useful and reliable laboratory aid in distinguishing this peculiar dermatosis from herpes gestationis.
Alcalay
J
J
Ingber
A
A
David
M
M
Hazaz
B
B
Sandbank
M
M
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D006559:Pemphigoid Gestationis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000276:immunology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014581:Urticaria / Q000276:immunology*