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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Herpes gestationis (Pemphigoid gestationis)
Clinics in Dermatology, Volume 24, No. 2, Year 2006
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Herpes gestationis, coined by Milton in 1872, or gestational pemphigoid is the most clearly characterized dermatosis of pregnancy. It is a rare vesiculo-bullous eruption that develops during the last trimester or even postpartum and creates severe pruritus. Its etiology is unknown, but it is considered as an autoimmune-mediated dermatosis closely related to the pemphigoid group. Herpes gestationis is associated with a positive C3 deposition along the base of the epidermis in salt-split skin, with increased frequency of HLA-DR3 and also the combination DR3 and DR4. It has a high risk of prematurity and disappears in the postpartum period within weeks or months. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
AL‐FOUZAN, ABDULWAHAB S.
Kuwait
Al-sabah Hospital
Galadari, Ibrahim H.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Oumeish, Isam
Jordan, Amman
King Hussein Medical Center, Amman
Oumeish, Oumeish Youssef
United States, New Orleans
Tulane University
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.10.011
ISSN:
0738081X
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health