Villanueva OA, Sánchez YIC, Lin S

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 62-65
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ABSTRACT

Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is the most common dermatoses that occurs during pregnancy. It most frecuently affects primigravidas in their third trimester. It manifests mainly by the presence of urticarial plaques on the abdomen and thighs. In this article we report the case of a 28- year-old woman and present a brief review of the literature.

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