Acne in pregnancy: A prospective multicenter, cross-sectional study of 295 patients in Turkey.

Ömer KutluAyşe Serap KaradağEmine ÜnalKıymet Handan KelekçiAyşegül Yalçınkaya İyidalFiliz Topaloğlu DemirBerna AksoyEmine ÇölgeçenMustafa TosunSelma EmreAslı TatlıparmakDüriye Deniz DemirserenHatice Kaya ÖzdenMurat ÖztürkEmin ÖzlüWenchieh Chen

Published in: International journal of dermatology (2020)

Severe acne during pregnancy is generally uncommon, while severity of facial acne, truncal acne, and hirsutism is higher in the third trimester than in other trimesters. Acne in pregnancy shares many characteristics with female adult acne. Substantial changes in different kinds of hormones play a more complex role in acne during pregnancy, but the pathogenesis remains to be determined.

Keyphrases

hidradenitis suppurativa
cross sectional
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
double blind