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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| author | Sumi Thomas Uma Rajan Sandhya George Mamatha George |
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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 | doaj.art-c547ead2ad9b4857970c5fa7b8f6fed92022-12-21T23:07:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112012-01-0157214614810.4103/0019-5154.94291Postpartum pemphigoid gestationisSumi ThomasUma RajanSandhya GeorgeMamatha GeorgePemphigoid 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.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=2;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=ThomasDirect immunofluorescenceherpes gestationispemphigoid gestationispostpartum |
| spellingShingle | Sumi Thomas Uma Rajan Sandhya George Mamatha George Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis Indian Journal of Dermatology Direct immunofluorescence herpes gestationis pemphigoid gestationis postpartum |
| title | Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| title_full | Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| title_fullStr | Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| title_short | Postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| title_sort | postpartum pemphigoid gestationis |
| topic | Direct immunofluorescence herpes gestationis pemphigoid gestationis postpartum |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=2;spage=146;epage=148;aulast=Thomas |
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