title: Dermatologic treatment during pregnancy: practical overview.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This article provides a practical overview of dermatologic medication use in pregnancy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The therapeutics of the following common dermatoses are reviewed: acne, psoriasis, and bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic infections. Antipruritic, analgesic, and topical anesthetic use in pregnancy is reviewed as well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At the end, the reader is challenged with a series of applied clinical scenarios that highlight the presented material and provide information on additional important medications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Mcgill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada. skinest@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anwar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Hammadi
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Haddab
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sasseville
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003880:Dermatology / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents