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. 2017 Apr 27;9(1):151–156. doi: 10.1159/000473874

Table 1.

Summary of postpartum pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy cases

No. Age, years/ previous pregnancy Period after labor Distribution Treatment First author [Ref.], year
1 23/P 4 weeks Abdomen, thighs, face Topical corticosteroid Kirkup [2], 2002

2 25/P 10 days Abdomen, buttock, all extremities Oral antihistamine Buccolo [3], 2005

3 34/P 10 days Abdomen, thighs Topical corticosteroid, oral prednisolone, oral antihistamine Byun [4], 2010

4 31/P 4 weeks Abdomen, buttock, breast, arms Topical corticosteroid, oral prednisolone, oral antihistamine Byun [4], 2010

5 20/P 3 days Abdomen, thighs, forearms, palmoplantar regions Topical corticosteroid, oral prednisolone Özcan [5], 2011

6 21/U 12 days Abdomen, buttock, thighs, lower lumbar region Topical corticosteroid, oral prednisolone Pritzier [8], 2012

7 26/P 5 days Abdomen, thighs Topical corticosteroid, oral antihistamine Pritzier [8], 2012

8 29/G 2 days Abdomen, thighs, legs Topical corticosteroid, oral antihistamine Ghazeeri [9], 2012

9 30/P 7 days All extremities Topical corticosteroid and oral prednisolone, oral anti-histamine Park [6], 2013

10 30/P 1 day Abdomen, buttock, thighs, legs, arms Oral prednisolone, oral antihistamine Dehdashti [7], 2015

11 34/P 2 days Abdomen, buttock, thighs, legs Intramuscular injection of autologous whole blood Present case

P, primigravida; G, gravida; U, unknown.