Herpes gestationis
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Rahel Bianchi
ICD11: -
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
Author(s): Rahel Bianchi
ICD11: -
Bunes, 1811; Milton 1872
Pemphigoid gestationis, Dermatitis multiformis gestationis; Gestational pemphigoid; Hidroa gestationis; Pemphigus gravidarum; PG; Gestational pemphigoid
Rare, autoimmune pregnancy dermatosis with frequent occurrence in the second trimester accompanied by pruritus and uriticaria-like excoriations up to blisters, which can also affect the newborn. An association with chorionic carcinoma or bladder moles has also been described
Mostly abdomen, especially periumbilical, trunk, and extremities. The face is excluded from the dermatosis. In 20% of patients, the mucous membrane is also affected.
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