Pregnant women, causes and treatment of pruritus

20% of the pregnant mother has problems
From conception to production after a month or so, about 1 / 5 of pregnant mothers have itchy skin problems, skin problems, most of these are not directly related to pregnancy, but by a number of skin diseases such as eczema, urticaria , drug rash, and infections caused by bacteria, only a few are caused by pregnancy. Therefore, doctors must first rule out the common cause to wonder if simply because of skin problems caused by pregnancy.
In different seasons, pregnant mothers have different skin problems, such as the summer due to climate humid, sweat and more prone to eczema or skin lesions such as folliculitis; winter because of reduced secretion of sebum, the skin appears dry, even when serious appearance of skin cracking, and lead to lack of fat in winter eczema or eczema, etc., these symptoms in any part of the body may occur.
Disease articles
3 benign skin disease
The following three kinds of skin itching occurs during pregnancy, the mother and the fetus will not cause much impact, as long as the proper treatment and care, you can return to normal.
1 Pregnancy prurigo
Pregnancy prurigo (Prurigo gestationis), is still unsure of the causes may be related to hormonal changes during pregnancy and the external stimuli and other factors, on the fetus and the mother is not obviously affected.
Symptoms
Red or pale red papules, the patient may feel itching, production will gradually recovered, but easy to leave traces of pigment. Causes may be related to pregnancy hormones or dry skin, subject to external stimuli. (Pregnant Network ou54.com edit)
Occurrence site
Occur in the extensor side of the proximal extremities, including legs or arms.
Stage occurred
Pregnancy, late (about 4 to 9 months of pregnancy between).
Treatment
Major steroid cream used mainly outside.
More than two types of pregnancy disorders
Polymorphism pregnancy disorder (Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy, referred to as PUPPP) will appear during pregnancy, causes her mother to the fetus may be due to the immune response caused by the event, will continue throughout the pregnancy, if not to be treated Pregnant mothers are often severely affected by itching and sleep. In addition to living outside of pregnant mothers, since these are mostly benign skin disease, the fetus and the mother's own health and not be affected.
Symptoms
Similar urticaria or irregular papules, feeling itchy, usually one week after the production, the symptoms will gradually disappear.
Occurrence site
Occurred around the belly, and then further thighs, hands and feet and other parts of spreading.
Stage occurred
Later in pregnancy, but most often in the first child, second child is less likely to occur later, multiple births, or rapid weight gain during pregnancy are more prone to pregnant mothers.
Treatment
Feel uncomfortable, the pregnant mother may seek medical treatment, use of oral antihistamines or topical steroid creams applied to alleviate the symptoms. On the classification of such drugs are mostly B-level, so security is no problem.
3 itchy folliculitis
Itchy folliculitis (pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy PFP) is common during pregnancy itchy disease.
Symptoms
Skin of patients there will be many small papules and small pustules.
Occurrence site
To the upper body the most.
Stage occurred
More likely to occur in pregnancy, 4 to 9 months.

Treatment
About two weeks will automatically disappear after childbirth, without deliberate treatment.