title: [Pregnancy-specific dermatoses].
abstract: Pregnancy-specific dermatoses include polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, atopic eczema of pregnancy, and pemphigoid gestationis. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and impetigo herpetiformis are not real pregnancy-specific dermatoses but they are important to know considering the fetal and maternal risks. Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy is a pruritic disease that usually occurs in primiparous women during the last trimester of pregnancy. Atopic eczema of pregnancy is still controversial as an entity covering conditions with eczematous lesions, prurigo, or folliculitis, and inconstantly associated with a personal history of atopy. Skin biopsy with direct immunofluorescence or search for serum anti-BPAg1 (180kD) NC16a antibodies is mandatory in pruritic dermatoses of pregnancy in order to rule out pemphigoid gestationis. Serum bile salts levels should be tested whenever a generalized pruritus develops during pregnancy in order to rule out intrahepatic cholestasis.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine, université Saint-Joseph, 11-5076 Riad el Solh, Beyrouth, Liban; Centre hospitalier du Nord, 100, Jdeidet Zgharta, Liban. Electronic address: bsoutou@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Soutou
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, hôpital Cochin Tarnier, faculté de médecine Paris 5 Descartes, 89, rue d'Assas, 75006 Paris, France; Inserm UMR S 938, UPMC, équipe cellules souches fœtales, CDR Saint-Antoine, 27, rue de Chaligny, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aractingi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Atopic eruption of pregnancy; Cholestase intra-hépatique gravidique; Dermatose polymorphe de la grossesse; Eczéma atopique de la grossesse; Impetigo herpetiformis; Impétigo herpétiforme; Intrahepatic cholestasis; Pemphigoid gestationis; Pemphigoïde gestationnelle; Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy