The diagnosis and management of eczema in pregnancy

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dc.contributor.authorJordaan H.F.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:10Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:10Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractOnly four specific dermatoses of pregnancy are currently recognised, namely pemphigoid gestationis, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, atopic eruption of pregnancy, and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Atopic eruption of pregnancy is a somewhat confusing term and seems to be synonymous with atopic eczema. Three forms of atopic eczema in pregnancy are recognised: exacerbated atopic dermatitis, E-type atopic eruption of pregnancy, and P-type atopic eruption of pregnancy. The E- and P-types present during pregnancy. The mainstay of treatment is liberal use of emollients and topical corticosteroids. For widespread, incapacitating eczema not responding to optimised topical therapy, ultraviolet light, prednisone, cyclosporine or azathioprine should be considered.
dc.description.versionReview
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Allergy and Clinical Immunology
dc.identifier.citation22
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn16093607
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13666
dc.subjectaciclovir
dc.subjectamoxicillin plus clavulanic acid
dc.subjectazathioprine
dc.subjectbetamethasone dipropionate
dc.subjectbetamethasone valerate
dc.subjectcorticosteroid
dc.subjectcyclosporin
dc.subjectflucloxacillin
dc.subjecthydroxyzine
dc.subjectmethotrexate
dc.subjectpimecrolimus
dc.subjectprednisone
dc.subjectsteroid
dc.subjecttacrolimus
dc.subjectatopic dermatitis
dc.subjectautoimmune progesterone dermatitis
dc.subjectdermatitis
dc.subjectdifferential diagnosis
dc.subjecteczema
dc.subjecthematopoiesis
dc.subjectherpes simplex
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectintrahepatic cholestasis
dc.subjectleukopenia
dc.subjectpancytopenia
dc.subjectpemphigoid gestationis
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectpremature labor
dc.subjectreview
dc.subjectside effect
dc.subjectskin allergy
dc.subjectskin biopsy
dc.subjectspontaneous abortion
dc.subjectultraviolet radiation
dc.titleThe diagnosis and management of eczema in pregnancy
dc.typeReview
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