The numerous red bumps of PUPPP sometimes look like hives and are intensely itchy. Multiple small scabs are seen on the buttocks from scratching the lesions of PUPPP. Some of the lesions are seen in stretch marks here. The eruption from PUPPP can be extensive, here involving not only the stomach but also the arms with hive-like, red swellings. PUPPP usually begins in the third trimester and is more common among women carrying twins.
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PUPPP (Pruritic Urticarial Papules Plaques of Pregnancy)  Teen information

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Overview
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is the most common skin condition of pregnancy. In PUPPP, tiny red bumps appear on the abdomen, particularly in areas already affected by stretch marks; the bumps are intensely itchy. Over time, the many small bumps merge together into one extraordinarily itchy bump around the belly button. It is not uncommon for this bump, which resembles an allergic hive, to be so itchy that the affected woman has trouble sleeping at night. Typically, within a few days after delivery of the baby, the bumps and itchiness go away entirely. PUPPP is not associated with any serious health conditions in women or their babies.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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