Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Involvement in mother and infant
Uhlin, S.R.
Archives of Dermatology 117(4): 238-239
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-987X PMID: 7212747 Document Number: 172865
A 19-year-old mother had pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. Similar eruptions were found on her newborn son. This recently recognized eruption of pregnancy, characterized by pruritic papules, papulovesicles, and urticarial plaques, has been seen previously only in mothers. The histologic findings are nonspecific and may include spongiosis, a lymphohistiocytic perivascular infiltrate, papillary edema, and occasional eosinophils. This report raises the possibility that infants may be affected.