RT Book, Section
A1 Butler, Daniel
A1 Park, Kelly K.
A1 Murase, Jenny
A2 Kelly, A. Paul
A2 Taylor, Susan C.
A2 Lim, Henry W.
A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido
SR Print(0)
ID 1161550251
T1 Pregnancy
T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071805520
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161550251
RD 2023/04/02
AB KEY  POINTSStriae  gravidarum,  keloids,  melasma,  and  intrahepatic  cholestasis  of  pregnancy  have  a  predilection  for  pregnant  women  of  color.Seventy  percent  of  the  world’s  patients  with  human  immunodeficiency  virus/acquired  immunodeficiency  virus  live  in  sub-Saharan  Africa,  and  African  women  of  childbearing  age  have  a  heightened  susceptibility  for  acquiring  this  infection.Mycosis  fungoides,  sarcoidosis,  scleroderma,  and  lupus  erythematosus  are  more  aggressive  and  confer  a  poorer  prognosis  in  pregnant  women  of  color.It  is  important  that  patients  understand  that  the  risks  associated  with  these  diseases  during  pregnancy  are  largely  due  to  poorly  controlled  disease.Planning  a  pregnancy  6  months  after  the  disease  has  been  controlled  can  help  ensure  the  safety  of  the  mother  and  child.It  is  important  to  stress  contraception  to  patients  whose  disease  is  currently  active  or  has  been  in  remission  for  less  than  6  months.