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. 2018 May 7;6(7):1364-1365.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1545. eCollection 2018 Jul.

Pemphigoid gestationis

Ioannis K Papapanagiotou  1 , Sotiria Tsagouri  1 , Chrysa G Liakou  1 , Alexandros Besharat  1 , Nikistratos Vogiatzis  1 , Konstantinos Ntzeros  1 , Evangelos Petrakis  1 , Pelopidas Koutroumanis  1 , Nikolaos Thomakos  1 , Dimitrios Loutradis  1
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Pemphigoid gestationis

Ioannis K Papapanagiotou et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Pemphigoid gestationis is a rare autoimmune skin disorder emerging exclusively during pregnancy. Topical and oral glucocorticoids as well as oral antihistamines are the standard medications administered during pregnancy, aiming to relieve pruritus and to suppress extensive blister formation. Obstetricians should be able to recognize and treat this rare clinical condition accordingly.

Keywords: Autoimmune disorders; blisters; pemphigoid gestationis; pregnancy disorders; pruritus.

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Figure 1
Blisters and urticarial lesions around the umbilicus.
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Blisters and urticarial lesions located in the abdomen.
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