Skin and Pregnancy A Comprehensive Guide for Clinical Practice

This text fills the gap between medical specialties in this topic, covering the dermatological diseases appearing during or affected by pregnancy; it also looks at safe drug usage and the cosmetic and aesthetic concerns of the pregnant woman. Most of the conditions discussed require a combined approach and treatment by the dermatologist and gynecologist and obstetrician, and this text establishes a united therapeutic approach for all practitioners.

• Fills the gap between the various specialties involved in managing skin diseases in pregnant patients
• Offers a unified approach for all health professionals managing pregnant patients
• Presents a practical and detailed clinical resource

List of contributors.

1. Normal changes in the skin during pregnancy – Kanika Chopra and Swati Agrawal. 2. Inflammatory dermatoses during pregnancy: Papulosquamous disease and Eczema – Prashantha GB and Shekhar Neema. 3. Specific dermatoses of pregnancy – Vinitha Varghese Panicker and Radhika Krishna. 4. Vesiculobullous diseases and pregnancy – Renata Heck, Hossein Akbarialiabad, and Dedee F Murrell. 5. Pigmentary disorders in pregnancy – Rashmi Sakar and Vidya Yadav. 6. Disorders of hair in pregnancy and postpartum – Soumya Jagadeesan and Prateek Nayak. 7. Acne and rosacea during pregnancy – Nisha Suyien Chandran and Valencia Long. 8. Melanocytic Nevi and melanoma in pregnancy – Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat and Kurat Sajad. 9. Common Infections and Infestations during pregnancy – Arunima Dhabal and Indrashis Podder. 10. Connective Tissue Diseases and Pregnancy – Shital Poojary and Anmol Bhargava. 11. Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnancy – Taru Garg and Apoorva Maheshwari. 12. Striae Gravidarum and their management – Rajat Kandhari and Noor S. 13. Keloids during pregnancy – Anuradha Kakkanatt Babu and Anncilla Jose. 14. Safety of Dermatological Drugs in Pregnancy and in Lactation – Sara D. Ragi, Emily Garelick, Mark W. Hocevar, Julia Cheng, and Jenny E. Murase. 15. Cosmetics and cosmeceuticals in pregnancy – Pooja Arora and Soumya Narula. 16. Office procedures during pregnancy: chemical peels, lasers, physical therapies – Richa Ojha Sharma. 17. Approach to a pregnant woman with skin lesions – Shalini Warman and Swati Agrawal.

Index.