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Dermatological Changes During and After Pregnancy

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Puerperium is the period after childbirth required for the reproductive organs to return to the state before pregnancy. While the endocrine, metabolic, and immunological changes that take place during pregnancy are associated with many alterations of the skin and its appendages, these are generally considered physiological. Most of these alterations resolve during puerperium, but others can extend beyond childbirth or are exclusive to the postpartum period.

Pruritus is one of the most common symptoms during pregnancy (up to 20% of all pregnancies) as well as the main symptom of the four dermatoses associated with pregnancy. Thus, a pregnant woman with intense pruritus and skin lesions requires a complete clinical-pathological assessment in order to correctly diagnose a dermatosis with potential associated maternofetal risks.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Ana Mª. González-Pérez & Javier Cañueto

  2. Department of Dermatology, Hospital las Higueras, Talcahuano, Chile

    Daniel Bancalari-Díaz

  3. Instituto Biosanitario de Salamanca-IBSAL, Hospital Virgen de la Vega, Salamanca, Spain

    Javier Cañueto

  4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Javier Cañueto

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  1. Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, MS Medical Institutes, Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. Department Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, MS Medical Institutes, Lisbon, Portugal

    Jesús Olivas-Menayo

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González-Pérez, A.M., Bancalari-Díaz, D., Cañueto, J. (2023). Dermatological Changes During and After Pregnancy. In: Gomes-Ferreira, M., Olivas-Menayo, J. (eds) Post-maternity Body Changes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43840-1_11

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