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Pregnancy Eruptions

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Talking Points in Dermatology - III

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Abstract

Pregnancy exerts profound changes in many of the body’s systems and so it is hardly surprising that its effects on the skin are so wide ranging. It is simplest to divide these changes into three main groups.

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  1. Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Julian L. Verbov JP, MD, FRCP. FIBiol

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Mendelsohn, S.S. (1988). Pregnancy Eruptions. In: Verbov, J.L. (eds) Talking Points in Dermatology - III. New Clinical Applications, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2631-8_2

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