Physiologic Skin Changes in Pregnancy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Face • Melasma Abdomen • Linea Nigra Hormone induced • Hyperpigmentation of areolae, axillae & genitalia • Increase in mole size & number (probable) Skin • Palmar erythema • Spider Nevi • Cherry Hemangioma (Campbell de Morgan spot) • Pyogenic granuloma Mucous Membranes • Chadwick's sign (bluish discoloration of cervix/vagina/vulva) Other • Striae Distensae (striae gravidarum) • Distal Onycholysis • Subungual Keratosis • Hyperhidrosis • Miliaria • Dyshidrotic Eczema • Hirsutism (face, limbs, and back) #Physiologic #SkinChanges #normal #Pregnancy #skin #dermatology #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
