PRURITIC URTICARIAL PAPULES AND PLAQUES OF PREGNANCY - A REVIEW OF 21 CASES

  • 1 April 1987
    • journal article
    • review article
    • Vol. 32 (4), 315-316
Abstract
Twenty-one patients with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) were reviewed. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) examination was negative in all patients. DIF in patients with PUPPP is a useful and reliable laboratory aid in distinguishing this peculiar dermatosis from herpes gestationis.