Hi David, I am 6 months pregnant and in the last month or so i have
noticed a spotty rash start to develop. It started on the tummy as small itchy and
raised spots that slowly get bigger and has now spread to the breasts and
a couple of spots on my thighs.
My midwife told me it may be a pregnancy condition called PUPP [PUPPP] (abbreviated for something very complex)
with is not uncommon in pregnancies and there is no harm to the baby. It almost looks
like dermatitis. I have never suffered from any skin conditions until now.
Do you have anything that can help this? I tried cortisone cream for a few
weeks but this didn't help and i don't want to continue using this.
I have also been using your Breast Rash cream as i also have developed a
rash in between my breasts due to sweating/rubbing.
April 23, 2007
I've been awhile in answering your question since I have encountered
"Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy" before. We have tried
a number of our products on it without success sadly.
I've been researching the topic for a while but not much has changed as far
as treatment.
The typical answer that it will go away eventually does not really help with
the intense itchiness that is common with it.
Try the following , use a soothing bath oil in the bath and soak in it. In
Australia we have a bath oil with coal tar in it called Pinetarsol so
something like that or Dermaveen (has oatmeal in it). The Pinetarsol is not
much better than the Dermaveen so although we could post you some it
probably wouldn't give any better result than bath oils available locally.
Apply an emollient frequently, that is a cooling soothing moisturiser like
sorbolene cream or aqueous cream. If you have a friendly pharmacist, that
still makes products, get some 1% Menthol in aqueous cream made up. This is
cooling due to the menthol and better than the cortisone.
As always, if you can't find someone local to make it , we can always do it
for you but having it made locally saves on the postage
It's worth trying all the above which will give you some relief.
Kind Regards,
David Hosking.
WEBDESIGNER NOTE: Doing some research on some authoritive web sites also suggests
"The term polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP) is used extensively in Great Britain,
while PUPPP typically is used in the United States."
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