Objective: To determine frequency and pattern of skin changes duringpregnancy. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Outpatient department ofDermatology and Gynaecology at Dow University Hospital, Ojha campus in Karachi. Period:May 10, 2013 and January 10, 2014. (8 months). Patients & Methods: It comprises 80consecutive pregnant women with skin problem, who presented in outpatient department ofDermatology with referral cases from Obs&Gynae outpatient department.Information wascollected

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... n predesigned questionnaire after taking informed consent. Results: Total 80pregnant women were included in study with different skin problems. The results indicatethatmost of women 72.5% presented during third trimester and 43.8% women were primigravida.Striagravidarum and lneanigra was commonest physiological changes, reported in 54%, 52%women consecutively. Eczema,utricaria and candidiasis were reported in 16.3% and 15% and15% women consecutively. Prurigo of pregnancy was reported in 17.5% followed by pruriticfolliculitis of pregnancy in 6.3% women. Conclusions: This study concluded that skin changesduring pregnancy are frequent in Pakistani women. These changes could be physiological orpathological.