Obstetric Dermatology A Practical Guide /

• Main Author: Ingber, Arieh. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Family medicine.; Gynecology.; Maternal and infant welfare.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Maternal and Child Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88399-9

The hormonal, immunologic, and vascular changes during pregnancy also affect the skin. In fact, some dermatoses only appear during pregnancy or the postpartum period. In order to apply the most appropriate treatment and reach the best possible treatment outcome, it is important to recognize these co...

Table of Contents:

• Endocrine and Immunologic Alterations during Pregnancy
• Hyperpigmentation and Melasma
• Hair and Nails
• Connective Tissue Physiological Changes during Pregnancy
• Physiologic Vascular Changes during Pregnancy
• Physiologic Glandular Changes during Pregnancy
• Inflammatory Skin Conditions during Pregnancy
• Autoimmune conditions during pregnancy
• Tumors in Pregnancy
• Metabolic Diseases in Pregnancy
• Pruritus Gravidarum and Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
• Herpes (Pemphigoid) Gestationis
• Impetigo Herpetiformis
• Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis of Pregnancy
• Linear IgM dermatosis of Pregnancy
• Prurigo of Pregnancy
• Pruritic Folliculitis of Pregnancy
• Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP).