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. 2016 Dec 23;3(2):86-90.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2016.11.004. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Pemphigoid gestationis: Clinical and histologic features of twenty-three patients

Z Hallaji  1 , H Mortazavi  1 , S Ashtari  2 , A Nikoo  3 , M Abdollahi  2 , M Nasimi  1
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Pemphigoid gestationis: Clinical and histologic features of twenty-three patients

Z Hallaji et al. Int J Womens Dermatol. .
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Fig. 1
Clinical findings. (a) Urticarial and blistering lesions in a periumbilical pattern on the abdomen. (b) Annular lesions. (c) Blisters on the shins.
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Fig. 2
Histopathological features. (a) and (b) subepidermal bulla and eosinophilic infiltrate in the dermis. (c) Severe dermal eosinophilic infiltrate with papillary dermis edema. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain; magnifications: a × 40; b × 100; c × 100.) (d) Direct immunofluorescence shows continuous linear deposition of complement C3 along the basement membrane zone (magnification × 400).
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