Pemphigoid Gestationis in a Third Trimester Pregnancy

Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this di...

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Autores principales: Şentürk, Şenol, Dilek, Nursel, Tekin, Yeşim Bayoğlu, Çolak, Sabri, Gündoğdu, Betül, Güven, Emine Seda Güvendağ
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4241730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/127628
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Sumario:Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this disease. Herein we present a case of pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a 33-year-old primigravida woman with symptoms of generalized pruritus.

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