What a mouthful.
Pruritic means itchy.
Urticarial means hive-like.
Papules means raised, hard puffy spots on the skin.
And plaques are just abnormal spots on the skin.
So really, it means...strange itchy, puffy hives of pregnancy.
I think they could have done better than that. But if they are going to use PUPPPs, here are my suggestions for what it SHOULD stand for...
Phenomenally Ugly Pink & Purple Pimpley-things
Persistent Ultra Painful Peculiar Protuberances
Person Uncontrollably Prone to Picking & Pouts
Perilous Unbearable Perplexing Persistent & Prickly
Pregnant Upset Pitiful Panicky Person
Puzzling Ugliest Psychotic Preposterous rash of Pregnancy
Powerful Unpredictable Pervasive Puffy rash of Pregnancy
Any other suggestions? I think the medical community could use them!
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