title: [How I explore...pruritus in a pregnant woman].
abstract: Any pruritus occurring in pregnant women may represent a sensorial manifestation unrelated to pregnancy, but it may represent the consequence of a pregnancy-specific dermatosis. This latter group encompass pruritus gravidarum with or without intrahepatic cholestasis, pemphigoid gestationis, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, prurigo gestationis, acute folliculitis of pregnancy, impetigo herpetiformis and the progesterone auto-immune dermatitis. Fetal risk of morbidity is recognized for pruritus gravidarum with intrahepatic cholestasis, pemphigoid gestationis and impetigo herpetiformis.
authors.affiliation: CHU du Sart Tilman, Service de Dermatopathologie.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szepetiuk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mélotte
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piérard-Franchimont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quatresooz
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000175:diagnosis; D006559:Pemphigoid Gestationis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000276:immunology; D011536:Prurigo / Q000175:diagnosis; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone