Clinical study of skin changes in low and high risk pregnant women

determine the prevalence of specific physiological changes and pregnancy, comparing the period of gestation of their appearances and compare type of prenatal care as the skin changes.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study with 905 pregnant women.

RESULTS:

The prevalence of physiological skin changes was 88.95% and the most common was pigment. The prevalence of specific dermatoses was 8.72% and atopic eruption was the most common.

CONCLUSION:

Physiological changes were seen more in the 3rd quarter, as well as the specific dermatoses. No statistical difference in prenatal low risk compared to high risk was observed, whereas the cutaneous physiological changes and specific pregnancy dermatoses.

Keywords:
Pemphigoid gestationis; Pregnancy; Skin; Skin diseases; Skin pigmentation

Physiological changes		Number of patients (N=805)
		N	%
Pigmentation
	Linea Nigra	495	54.75
	Melasma	489	54.03
	Increased nevus	375	41.43
Stretch marks		425	46.96
Vascular		373	41.21
Glandular		324	35.80
Hair changes
	Increased growth and volume	190	20.99
	Increased hair loss	100	11.04
Nail changes		73	8.06

	Quarter
Type of prenatal carea	1st		2nd		3rd		P
Type of prenatal carea	N	%	N	%	N	%
Low-risk	65	55.1	93	51.7	250	49.3
High-risk	53	44.9	87	48.3	257	50.7	0.505
Total	118^* * Between trimestres: p<0.001	100	180^* * Between trimestres: p<0.001	100	507^* * Between trimestres: p<0.001	100
	(13,04%)		(19.88%)		(56.09%)

Specific changes	Number of patients (N=79)
	n	%
Atopic eruption	56	70.88
Intrahepatic cholestasis	15	18.98
Polymorphic eruption	8	10.12

Type of prenatal	Quarter (N=79)						p (risk)
	1st		2nd		3rd
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Low-risk	5	35.71	12	60.00	24	53.33	0.362
High-risk	9	64.29	8	40.00	21	46.67
Total*	14^A	100	20^B	100	45^A,B,C	100

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Clinical study of skin changes in low and high risk pregnant women* * Study performed at high and low risk prenatal clinic of Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás (HC-UFG) - Goiânia (GO), Brazil.

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Clinical study of skin changes in low and high risk pregnant women^* * Study performed at high and low risk prenatal clinic of Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás (HC-UFG) - Goiânia (GO), Brazil.