A nurse in a prenatal clinic is completing a skin assessment of a client who is in the second trimester. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Choice A rationaleLinea nigra, a dark line on the abdomen, appears due to increased melanocyte-stimulating hormone during pregnancy.Choice B rationaleEczema is not specifically associated with pregnancy and can occur independently of it.Choice C rationaleStriae gravidarum, or stretch marks, are due to skin stretching and increased cortisone during pregnancy.Choice D rationalePsoriasis is not commonly related to pregnancy changes and occurs regardless of pregnancy.Choice E rationaleChloasma, also known as the mask of pregnancy, is due to increased pigmentation from hormonal changes.