title: Pruritus in pregnancy.
abstract: Pruritus occurs frequently during pregnancy; the reported incidence ranges from 3% to 14% of all pregnancies. Pruritus may occur with or without skin lesions, and may be an exaggerated response to a physiologic adaptation to pregnancy, a manifestation of a systemic disorder, or a primary skin disease. We review the most serious skin disorders associated with pregnancy and present an easy, logical approach to their diagnosis and management.
mesh_terms: D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000150:complications; D006559:Pemphigoid Gestationis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy