Impetigo Herpetiformis: Review of Pathogenesis, Complication, and Treatment

Impetigo herpetiformis (IH) is among rare dermatosis of pregnancy, which is currently considered as a form of generalized pustular psoriasis. It is diagnosed by characteristic lesions of erythematous patches and grouped pustules mostly in the third trimester of pregnancy and may have systemic associ...

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Autores principales: Namazi, Nastaran, Dadkhahfar, Sahar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5904797/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5801280
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description Impetigo herpetiformis (IH) is among rare dermatosis of pregnancy, which is currently considered as a form of generalized pustular psoriasis. It is diagnosed by characteristic lesions of erythematous patches and grouped pustules mostly in the third trimester of pregnancy and may have systemic associations. A variety of complications have been reported in the course of IH. Treatment of IH can be quite challenging, and a number of treatment options have been reported to be effective for the management.
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spelling pubmed-59047972018-05-30 Impetigo Herpetiformis: Review of Pathogenesis, Complication, and Treatment Namazi, Nastaran Dadkhahfar, Sahar Dermatol Res Pract Review Article Impetigo herpetiformis (IH) is among rare dermatosis of pregnancy, which is currently considered as a form of generalized pustular psoriasis. It is diagnosed by characteristic lesions of erythematous patches and grouped pustules mostly in the third trimester of pregnancy and may have systemic associations. A variety of complications have been reported in the course of IH. Treatment of IH can be quite challenging, and a number of treatment options have been reported to be effective for the management. Hindawi 2018-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5904797/ /pubmed/29849579 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5801280 Text en Copyright © 2018 Nastaran Namazi and Sahar Dadkhahfar. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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