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What are pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy?
They are intensely itchy rashes that happen only when you're pregnant. The rash:
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Usually appears during the last 2 to 3 weeks of being pregnant
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Consists of red, irregularly shaped, and slightly raised patches, sometimes with tiny blisters in the center
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Appears on your belly and then spreads to your thighs, bottom, and sometimes arms
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Usually goes away shortly after delivery
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Is common in first pregnancies—the rash usually doesn’t come back in future pregnancies
You may have hundreds of itchy patches. Often the skin around the patches is pale.
