Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy developing postpartum: 2 case reports

Abstract

Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), also known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, is a common benign dermatosis of pregnancy mainly affecting primigravidae and multiple pregnancies. We report here two cases of PEP with typical clinical and histological features presenting in the postpartum period.

Keywords

• pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy, polymorphic eruption of pregnancy, dermatosis