Skin diseases during pregnancy
definition
Skin conditions during pregnancy include rashes, blistering, itching, and pigment changes.
Skin diseases during pregnancy can be physiologically (naturally) harmless skin changes or pathological (pathological) skin diseases.
Symptoms of physiological skin changes
- Striae distensa: this Stretch marks usually occur in the third trimester of pregnancy (Trimester) during maximum child growth. Overuse leads to Overstretching and loosening of the connective tissue, especially on the stomach and chest. You should take daily maintenance with careful massaging Moisturizers start early.
Rubella, chickenpox and syphilis are diseases that affect the skin. If the mother suffers from it during pregnancy, the likelihood of deformities in the child or premature birth is very high! Therefore, a laboratory test for antibodies against rubella and syphilis is carried out as part of prenatal care.
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diagnosis
Skin changes during pregnancy are usually alone about that Look at the skin (Inspection) diagnosed. Stretch marks, chloasma, Linea nigra and spider nevi you can recognize yourself. However, if you are unsure, you have itching, Pain, Burn or fever, or if you are known to have a skin disease, please consult your doctor! The doctor will take a closer look at the skin areas, if necessary Smears on pathogens do or take a blood sample.
therapy
The physiologically occurring Skin changes in the pregnancy do not need to be treated because they are harmless and tend to resolve on their own.
Both abnormal skin changes you have to act: when Pruritus gravidarum can a Induction of labor In polymorphic pregnancy dermatosis, the affected skin areas are also treated cortisone and Antihistamines against the itching. Cortisone is given for the rare pemphigoid. Infections will vary depending on the cause Antivirals, Antibiotics or Anti-fungal agents treated. Antibiotics are usually used when a syphilitic infection is detected during pregnancy penicillin, administered.
prophylaxis
Against Stretch marks you can use the abdominal and chest skin every day firming lotions massage. For more information on stretch mark prophylaxis, see Preventing stretch marks.
Against a Rubella or chickenpox infection exists one vaccine. Girls of childbearing age should urgently have adequate vaccination against rubella to have! During an existing pregnancy, however, should not re-vaccinated become.Summary
Next normal skin changes of pregnant women also exist with Disease value. The cause is mostly one Change in hormonal balance during pregnancy. Most skin changes in pregnant women develop back on its own after the birth. However, a new triggering is also in the next pregnancy and when taking the pill possible, because here too there are changes in the hormonal balance. Only very few Mother's skin diseases are also harmful to the child.
Note:
If you have new skin changes, especially if they are painful, itchy or burning, you should definitely consult your gynecologist!
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