Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) can be defined as ‘an inflammatory microbial invasion of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissues’. 1 It is quite commonly encountered in clinical practice, encompassing a wide variety of presentations ranging from simple impetigo to life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis. The SSTIs are usually caused by Gram positive bacteria like Staphylococcus au...

Hormonal alterations contribute to the physiologic skin changes in pregnancy, which include hyperpigmentation and melasma, striae gravidarum and vascular phenomena, such as spiders, palmar erythema and varicosities. Hair, nails and sweat glands may also be affected. Dermatoses associated with pregnancy include herpes gestationis, impetigo herpetiformis, pruritic urticarial papules and plaques o...