Postpartum Pemphigoid Gestationis

Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) or herpes gestationis is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder associated with pregnancy. The condition typically develops during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, but has been rarely reported in the first trimester and postpartum period. Here, we r...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Sumi, Rajan, Uma, George, Sandhya, George, Mamatha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615518
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.94291
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description Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) or herpes gestationis is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder associated with pregnancy. The condition typically develops during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, but has been rarely reported in the first trimester and postpartum period. Here, we report a case of PG that presented for the first time in the postpartum period, associated with a low birth weight baby.
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spelling pubmed-33526432012-05-21 Postpartum Pemphigoid Gestationis Thomas, Sumi Rajan, Uma George, Sandhya George, Mamatha Indian J Dermatol Case Report Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) or herpes gestationis is a rare autoimmune subepidermal blistering disorder associated with pregnancy. The condition typically develops during the second or third trimester of pregnancy, but has been rarely reported in the first trimester and postpartum period. Here, we report a case of PG that presented for the first time in the postpartum period, associated with a low birth weight baby. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3352643/ /pubmed/22615518 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.94291 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Postpartum Pemphigoid Gestationis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3352643/
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