Korean J Dermatol.  2010 Mar;48(3):228-231.

Two Cases of Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy in the Postpartum

• Byun J
• Yang BH
• Han SH
• Song HJ
• Lee HS
• Choi GS
• Shin J

Abstract

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), also known as a polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, is the most common dermatosis of pregnancy. Typically, PUPPP starts with erythema and urticarial papular eruption in the abdominal striae and may extend to the buttocks and thighs. It usually evolves in the third trimester and resolves rapidly in the postpartum. It is not usually recurrent in subsequent pregnancies. We report herein two patients with postpartum PUPPP.

Keyword

Postpartum; Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy

MeSH Terms

Buttocks
Erythema
Female
Humans
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Pruritus
Skin Diseases
Thigh
Pregnancy Complications
Pruritus