What physical finding is responsible for her new “brown line”?
A 22-year-old clerk, primigravida, comes to your office for a prenatal visit. She is in her second trimester and has had prenatal care since she was 8 weeks pregnant. Her only complaint is that she has a new brownish line straight down her abdomen. On examination her vital signs are unremarkable. Her urine has no protein, glucose, or leukocytes. With a Doptone the fetal heart rate is 140, and her uterus is palpated to the umbilicus. Today you are sending her for congenital abnormality screening and setting up an ultrasound.
A) Corpus luteum
B) Linea nigra
C) Linea alba
D) Diastasis recti
B) Linea nigra
The linea nigra is a linear hyperpigmented area of skin along the midline of the abdomen. It is caused by the hormonal changes of pregnancy. It is considered normal.
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