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Severe polymorphic eruption of pregnancy occurring in twin pregnancies
Author(s) -
BUNKER C.B.,
ERSKINE K.,
RUSTIN M.H.A.,
GILKES J.J.H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1990.tb02078.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , prednisolone , obstetrics , twin pregnancy , gestation , pediatrics , gynecology , surgery , genetics , biology
Summary We describe three women pregnant with twins who developed severely symptomatic polymorphic eruption of pregnancy. In all of these women oral prednisolone treatment was indicated and administered to two of them with resulting remission. Both these women breast fed their twins and relapsed in the puerperium requiring further systemic steroid therapy. The third woman was cured by early elective delivery. It has not been previously suggested that the severity of polymorphic eruption is related to multiple pregnancy and this possibility is discussed. The safety of oral prednisolone in pregnancy and during lactation is also reviewed.