A 37-year-old woman at 30 weeks’ gestation has a widespread, pruritic rash. Review the workup and diagnosis of common dermatoses in Pregnancy.
A 37-year-old primigravid woman presented at 30 weeks’ gestation with a 4-month history of pruritic pustules on her torso, arms, and legs. On examination, there were papules, nodules, and follicular pustules with surrounding erythema, with no lesions on the palms and soles. A skin biopsy showed subepidermal pustules and perifollicular neutrophilic infiltration. Gram’s stain, periodic acid–Schiff stain, and Grocott methenamine silver stain were all negative. What is the most likely diagnosis?
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Atopic eruption of pregnancy, Dermatology, Dermatoses of pregnancy, Pregnancy, Pruritus
