Skin pathologies in pregnancy

Progesterone is a hormone responsible for pregnancy maintenance and the amount of progesterone increases in a woman's body during pregnancy, as well as the level of female sex hormones, estrogens are also upregulated. Due to these changes the cutaneous sensitivity to external stimuli (meteorological factors, bacteria, etc.) increases. In general, all skin changes during pregnancy can be divided into three groups: physiological changes (hormone-associated), nonspecific or dermatoses that existed before pregnancy or were triggered by it, and specific pregnancy-related dermatoses, which appear during pregnancy and resolve in the postpartum period. In this brief  review, we describe the dermatoses commonly seen in pregnancy and present our own clinical examples. We hope the review will be of some practical help for dermatologists and obstetricians.