title: Skin in pregnancy.
abstract: Screening for skin and sexually transmitted diseases was undertaken in 170 pregnant women in all the trimesters of pregnancy. Pruritus was the commonest presenting symptom (58.82%). Candidiasis (21.78%) was the commonest cause of white discharge per vagina, Condylomata acwninata (4.70%) was the commonest sexually transmitted disease. Three patients (1.76%) were seropositive for HIV infection. The commonest dermatological disorder observed was scabies (17.64%) while 48 other diseases accounted for less than 10% each.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, JJM Medical College, Davangere-577004, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shivakumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Madhavamurthy