A Case of Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy: Pathophysiology and Serum Cytokine Profile

• Main Authors: Mai Ishikawa-Nishimura (Author), Makoto Kondo (Author), Yoshiaki Matsushima (Author), Koji Habe (Author), Keiichi Yamanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) starting with target lesions on both forearms at the end of second pregnancy. The patient's target lesions became generalized itchy edematous eczema lesions especially on her abdomen extended by pregnancy, which im...