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## Abstract **Background** Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is a common dermatosis of unknown aetiology. Multiple pregnancies occur frequently in most reported series of PUPPP and increased abdominal distension has been considered a factor in its causation. **Objectives** To determine the frequency of PUPPP in twin and triplet pregnancies. **Methods** A retrospective review of all the records of patients delivered of twin or triplet pregnancies over an 18‐month period at a busy general maternity hospital. **Results** One hundred and thirty‐eight women delivered twins, four of whom developed PUPPP (2.9%). Fourteen women delivered triplet pregnancies, two of whom developed PUPPP (14%). Four of these six multiple pregnancies were conceived by __in vitro__ fertilization. **Conclusions** The reported rate of PUPPP in single pregnancies is 1 in 200 (0.5%). Our findings suggest that multiple pregnancies are at a higher risk of developing this cutaneous eruption with 2.9% of twin and 14% of triplet pregnancies affected in our study.

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Author

Sv Elling; P McKenna; Fc Powell

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 0926-9959)

Published

2000

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)