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Itching in pregnancy

Cholestasis vs skin conditions.

Source: RCOG GTG 43

Clue

No rash, palms & soles, worse at nightIntrahepatic cholestasis — bile acids & LFTs.
Itchy papules in striae, spares umbilicusPolymorphic eruption of pregnancy.
Blisters around umbilicusPemphigoid gestationis — dermatology.
Eczema-likeAtopic eruption of pregnancy.
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