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AIM: The number of pregnant women applying to dermatology outpatient clinics has increased. This has brought to notice the need for a specialized approach. In order to deal with pregnant women and their diseases, one must have a good knowledge of the skin disorders of pregnancy. Pregnant women and women who are considering pregnancy should be treated exclusively. METHODS: Our aim was to evaluate the skin disorders of the pregnant women and to establish the treatment choices of dermatologists in our city when their patients were pregnant women. RESULTS: Six hundred and ninety seven pregnant women who applied to the outpatient clinics were included in the study. Their diagnoses and the medications which are prescribed to them are retrospectively analyzed. Results: Pruritus, urticaria, acne and contact dermatitis were the most common diagnoses. Mostly topical medications were prescribed by the dermatologists. Among the systemic therapies antihistamines, steroids and antibacterials were prescribed 195, 148 and 87 times respectively which account for almost 95.98% of all systemic medications. CONCLUSION: Pregnancy is a unique period with a different range of dermatological diseases. It is also a vulnerable stage in terms of both the mother and the fetus. That’s why the physicians generally choose topical therapies. Our study is an instructive one, showing the therapy preferences of dermatologists in our city when their patients are pregnant women.

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