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. 2014 Dec;64(Suppl 1):16-8.
doi: 10.1007/s13224-013-0408-0. Epub 2013 Jun 7.

Successfully treated case of pemphigoid gestationis with post-partum intravenous and oral steroids

Sameer Kumar  1 , Manash Biswas  1 , R Rajagopal  2 , Sujata Datta  1 , Brijesh Narayan  1
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Successfully treated case of pemphigoid gestationis with post-partum intravenous and oral steroids

Sameer Kumar et al. J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2014 Dec.
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Lesions on forearms pre-treatment with parenteral steroids
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Direct immunofluorescence showed positive linear staining of C3 in the basement membrane zone
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Healed lesions over forearms and legs after 4 weeks of oral steroids
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