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PUPPP rash during pregnancy
What is PUPPP?
PUPPP is a very itchy rash that affects pregnant women, usually in the third trimester.
PUPPP stands for pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.
It's also called polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP). It's had other names, too: nurse's late-onset prurigo, Bourne's toxemic rash of pregnancy, and toxic erythema of pregnancy.
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Less than 1 percent of pregnant women (about 1 in 160 to 300) get a PUPPP rash, yet it's the most common pregnancy skin condition.
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It usually affects first-time moms and doesn't show up in later pregnancies.
What does PUPPP rash look like?
PUPPP rash first appears as small, raised spots that look like pimples. If you're light skinned, they may look pink or red, and you may be able to see a white halo around the eruptions.
If you're darker skinned, the eruptions may appear closer to your skin color. PUPPP rash often shows up first on the stomach, in and around stretch marks (though you can get the rash even if you don&#x
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