ABSTRACT
Gougerot and Carteaud confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CARP) is an uncommon dermatosis characterized by hyperpigmented scaly macules or papillomatous papules coalescing into confluent patches or plaques centrally with a reticular pattern peripherally. We report a 28-year-old woman presenting at 16 weeks of gestation with an itchy rash that was biopsied and turned out to be consistent with CARP. Options for treatment were discussed but the woman refused to take any systemic therapy and used only moisturizers throughout her pregnancy. The rash subsided spontaneously after delivery.
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Papilloma/pathology , Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Adult , Biopsy , Exanthema/pathology , Female , Humans , Pregnancy , Remission, SpontaneousABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Osteitis pubis is a poorly understood and uncommon disorder rarely associated with spontaneous delivery. CASE REPORT: We present a case consistent with osteitis pubis that followed a normal vaginal delivery and where symptoms developed earlier than ever previously reported. DISCUSSION: The potential benefit of low molecular heparin is discussed.