Does skin disease in pregnant women affect the fetus?

It is quite troublesome for pregnant women to develop skin diseases during pregnancy, because they cannot take medicines during pregnancy. However, skin diseases are extremely painful, and it is very uncomfortable without medication. Therefore, it is recommended that pregnant women use external medications, such as antibiotic ointments. However, skin diseases that occur during pregnancy will not be transmitted to the fetus, because skin diseases do not have congenital infectious factors, so expectant mothers can rest assured.

Urticaria, commonly known as wheal, is a common skin disease. Various factors cause temporary inflammatory congestion and large amounts of fluid exudation in the blood vessels of the skin and mucous membranes. Causes local edema damage. It occurs and disappears rapidly and is extremely itchy. There may be fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea or other systemic symptoms. It can be divided into acute urticaria, chronic urticaria, angioedema and papular urticaria.

Generally speaking, urticaria has no effect on the fetus. Some information has said that if you suffer from urticaria in the first three months of pregnancy, it may cause fetal malformations, congenital heart disease, and developmental disorders in the fetus. But there is no exact medical record to explain. Generally, the placenta is fully developed in the late pregnancy and has no effect on the fetus.

In addition, whether it will affect the fetus also requires determining the extent of urticaria in the pregnant woman. Therefore, once a pregnant woman has urticaria, it is best to seek medical attention as soon as possible, for your own health and for your lovely baby.

The specific impact is still uncertain, but what is certain is that it is best not to take medication to treat urticaria during pregnancy, because the medication will harm the baby's physical development.

Through the above introduction, we can know that urticaria during pregnancy must be treated in time. If medication is used, it will have an impact on the baby's body. You must be very cautious when using medication, and it is best to use it under the guidance of a doctor.

For normal people, many skin diseases are relatively easy to treat. For eczema, oral antiallergic drugs can be used in combination with topical hormone ointments. For prurigo, antiallergic drugs and antipruritic drugs can be used. For herpes, oral hormones can generally have better therapeutic effects. But for pregnant women, these originally simple skin diseases become more troublesome to treat because some drugs can have adverse effects on the fetus after use. Moreover, if not treated in time, it will not only affect the health of the pregnant woman, but in severe cases it will also endanger the fetus in the womb.

Chinese medicine can be used for treatment based on syndrome differentiation, which can not only help pregnant women get rid of the troubles of skin diseases, but also reduce the impact of adverse drug effects on the fetus.

Specifically, eczema is mostly caused by damp heat, and Chinese medicines such as Pinexie Shenshi Decoction that can clear heat and dampness can be used. Patients with dyshidrotic eczema can take Chinese medicine orally to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. Prurigo during pregnancy is also caused by damp heat. It can be treated symptomatically by using Chinese medicine such as Pinexie Shenshi Decoction and Xiaofengsan according to the principles of dispelling wind, clearing heat, promoting dampness and relieving itching. Experts say that in addition to traditional Chinese medicine, patients with eczema during pregnancy can also take promethazine orally, intramuscular injection of calcium vitinate, or intravenous injection of calcium gluconate, or apply fumarate lotion externally. These drugs have no adverse effects on pregnant women and fetuses. "Herpes during pregnancy is relatively rare, but the disease is more difficult to treat and can only be treated with traditional Chinese medicine that clears away heat and dampness, but the effect is not very obvious. Generally, the symptoms will be relieved after the pregnancy ends.