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Skin Diseases in Pregnancy

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Dermatology

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The extensive metabolic, hormonal, and immunological changes that take place in the body during pregnancy also affect the skin and may show themselves in changes in the skin and mucous membranes.

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Braun-Falco, O., Plewig, G., Wolff, H.H., Winkelmann, R.K. (1991). Skin Diseases in Pregnancy. In: Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00181-3_36

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