Cutaneous Disorders of Pregnancy
From the unique perspective of a board certified obstetrician/gynecologist turned board certified dermatologist comes a much needed text focusing solely on the cutaneous disorders that occur during pregnancy. Written with the insider knowledge that educat
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Cutaneous Disorders of Pregnancy
Kelly H. Tyler Editor
Cutaneous Disorders of Pregnancy
Editor Kelly H. Tyler, MD Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology Ohio State University Columbus, OH USA
ISBN 978-3-030-49284-7 ISBN 978-3-030-49285-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49285-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my funny and flexible husband Jaret for putting up with me through two residencies and a surprise career change. Also, to my son Dean who always makes me laugh. I hope you never lose your zest for life!
Preface
I started my medical career as a general obstetrician/gynecologist. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, I trained under major textbook authors and some of the most renowned Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians in the field. Coming out of training, I felt very comfortable with medication safety in pregnancy and prescribing for pregnant patients. As an obstetrician, you get accustomed to the fact that most of what you do is based on expert opinion, and most medications do not have robust pregnancy data. Researchers can’t do studies on pregnant patients, so data on medication safety are derived from such sources as case reports of incidental exposures and pregnancy registries. For physicians in other fields who spend the majority of their training looking at high-quality data, this can be disconcerting, and it makes prescribing during pregnancy even more difficult. When I got out into private practice, skin disease in pregnancy was more challenging for me than medication safety. Much of an Ob/Gyn resident’s time is spent in training for surgeries and deliveries, and topics such as skin dis
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