Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report
INTRODUCTION Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) typically occur during the first pregnancy in the third trimester [1,2]. Papules and plaques of PUPPP are usually found on the abdomen within the striae associated with pregnancy but can extend to the limbs as well [1,3]. P...
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Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) typically occur during the first pregnancy in the third trimester
[1,2]. Papules and plaques of PUPPP are usually found on the abdomen within the striae associated with pregnancy
but can extend to the limbs as well [1,3]. PUPPP is characterized by erythema as well as pruritic papules and plaques.
Symptomatic treatment with oral antihistamines and topical corticosteroids preparations is usually offered to the pregnant
mother as this eruption usually resolves rapidly within one to two weeks postpartum [2,3]. Persistence of the
eruptions post-partum is rare. No risks or detrimental effects have been identified. Therefore, the perinatal outcome is
excellent for both the mother and new-born baby [3,4].
This case report will review an unusual case of persistent PUPPP at 12 years post-partum in a 43 years old woman who
continued to suffer from abrupt symptomatic outbreaks associated with PUPPP without any clear respite. This is unusual
because 90% of PUPPP cases remit spontaneously with no recurrences.
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| spelling | doaj.art-39e0e2f556f3412b82d2edac3538cffa2022-12-21T20:40:09ZengRwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication CenterRwanda Medical Journal2079-097X2410-86262020-03-017713234Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case reportK. N. Devaraj0S. Haley1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra MalaysiaUniversity of Wyoming, United States of America.INTRODUCTION Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) typically occur during the first pregnancy in the third trimester [1,2]. Papules and plaques of PUPPP are usually found on the abdomen within the striae associated with pregnancy but can extend to the limbs as well [1,3]. PUPPP is characterized by erythema as well as pruritic papules and plaques. Symptomatic treatment with oral antihistamines and topical corticosteroids preparations is usually offered to the pregnant mother as this eruption usually resolves rapidly within one to two weeks postpartum [2,3]. Persistence of the eruptions post-partum is rare. No risks or detrimental effects have been identified. Therefore, the perinatal outcome is excellent for both the mother and new-born baby [3,4]. This case report will review an unusual case of persistent PUPPP at 12 years post-partum in a 43 years old woman who continued to suffer from abrupt symptomatic outbreaks associated with PUPPP without any clear respite. This is unusual because 90% of PUPPP cases remit spontaneously with no recurrences. Keywords:https://www.rwandamedicaljournal.org/uploads/1/2/2/1/122149944/rmj_77_11.pdfpruriticpapulesplaques of pregnancycommonchronicitycorticosteroidsgood outcomepersistentpuppp |
| spellingShingle | K. N. Devaraj S. Haley Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report Rwanda Medical Journal pruritic papules plaques of pregnancy common chronicity corticosteroids good outcome persistent puppp |
| title | Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report |
| title_full | Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report |
| title_fullStr | Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report |
| title_short | Atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy- A case report |
| title_sort | atypical pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy a case report |
| topic | pruritic papules plaques of pregnancy common chronicity corticosteroids good outcome persistent puppp |
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