I feel so sorry for this woman! It took THREE courses of steroids (prednisone, the strong stuff) to kick her PUPPPs well into her postpartum period. She must have been miserable!
The main thrust of the article is that the typical treatment didn't work for this woman, and she needed more extreme care. It also points out that it seems obvious that it was an issue with her immune system function. The authors state, "While this study does not provide a definite answer, it lends evidence to the possibility of a subtype of PUPPP that clearly has an immunologic basis."
It's no wonder that allergy meds don't work! Evidence is showing that it's NOT a histamine (allergic) reaction!
Here's the full text of the article for those curious research fans out there...
full text article
The main thrust of the article is that the typical treatment didn't work for this woman, and she needed more extreme care. It also points out that it seems obvious that it was an issue with her immune system function. The authors state, "While this study does not provide a definite answer, it lends evidence to the possibility of a subtype of PUPPP that clearly has an immunologic basis."
It's no wonder that allergy meds don't work! Evidence is showing that it's NOT a histamine (allergic) reaction!
Here's the full text of the article for those curious research fans out there...
full text article
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