Korean J Dermatol.
2000 Jul;38(7):980-982.
Prurigo Pigmentosa Associated with Pregnancy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Prurigo pigmentosa is a rare dermatosis with unknown etiology. In some cases, systemic conditons, such as diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, and fasting were associated with prurigo pigmentosa. We report a typical case of prurigo pigmentosa associated with pregnancy in a 29-year-old female. When she was first pregnant at the age of 27, the skin lesions developed and disappeared after delivery without treatment . When the skin lesions recurred at the age of 29, we treated her with dapsone, 100 mg daily, which resulted in almost regression of the skin lesion. When she became pregnant again at the age of 30, the skin lesions recurred. After delivery of the second baby, the skin lesions disappeared rapidly without treatment.
