PREGNANCY RELATED SYMPTOMATIC DERMATOSES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Tejinder Kaur; Anita Madan; Yukti Aggrawal; Suresh Kumar Malhotra

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

PREGNANCY RELATED SYMPTOMATIC DERMATOSES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Tejinder Kaur, Anita Madan, Yukti Aggrawal, Suresh Kumar Malhotra

Abstract :

INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy is characterized by varied physiological cutaneous changes that may be alarming for some women. Some disorders are specifically affected by pregnancy and are associated with adverse perinatal outcome. This study highlights the symptomatic cutaneous changes during antenatal and postpartum period.

OBJECTIVE: To study the onset and pattern of various symptomatic dermatoses during antenatal and postpartum period.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of hundred patients were selected for the study. Only symptomatic pregnant and postpartum females were included. The disorders were divided into specific dermatoses of pregnancy and the dermatoses unrelated to pregnancy.

RESULTS: Out of 100 study cases, 71% were primigravida and 29% were multigravida. In 13% cases, various specific dermatoses noted were– intrahepatic cholestatis of pregnancy (8%), atopic eruption of pregnancy (4%), polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (1%) and pemphigoid gestationis (1%). Amongst dermatoses unrelated to pregnancy, fungal infection (17%) was found to be the most common infection, followed by parasitic infections (16%), eczemas (14%), herpes labialis (7%), urticaria (6%) and other miscellaneous disorders in that order.

CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the occurrence of symptomatic cutaneous changes during antenatal and postpartum period in North India.