What Is Prurigo Gestationis?

Pruritusgestationis (pregnancy pruritusgestationis) is a kind of skin disease that occurs in pregnant women with only skin pruritus and no primary skin lesions.

Pruritus of pregnancy

Introduction to Pregnancy Pruritus

Pruritusgestationis (pregnancy pruritusgestationis) is a kind of skin disease that occurs in pregnant women with only skin pruritus and no primary skin lesions.

Pregnancy pruritus skin disease rate

The incidence of first-time pregnant women is 0.06% to 0.43%, and the incidence is 47% when patients are pregnant again. 85% of patients are due to intrahepatic cholestasis due to increased estrogen.

Clinical features of pruritus during pregnancy

The disease often occurs in the late stages of pregnancy, but can also occur early in pregnancy. Itching is diffuse and occasionally severe. Some patients develop jaundice 2 to 3 weeks after the occurrence of itching, and postpartum jaundice disappears quickly. Laboratory examination showed that alkaline phosphatase and serum bilirubin were elevated, and transaminase was normal. The disease generally does not cause death in pregnant women, but the premature rate is as high as 30%.