Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports.
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, is a common benign dermatosis of pregnancy mainly affecting primigravidae and multiple pregnancies. We report here two cases of PEP with typical clinical and histological features presenting in the postpartum period.
Department of Dermato-venerology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Ellen Cathrine
EC
Pritzier
Department of Dermato-venerology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
Carsten Sauer
CS
Mikkelsen
dermatosis; polymorphic eruption of pregnancy; pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy