Pemphigoid Gestationis in a Third Trimester Pregnancy

Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this di...

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Main Authors: Şenol Şentürk, Nursel Dilek, Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin, Sabri Çolak, Betül Gündoğdu, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/127628
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Nursel Dilek
Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin
Sabri Çolak
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Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven
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Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven
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description Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this disease. Herein we present a case of pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a 33-year-old primigravida woman with symptoms of generalized pruritus.
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spelling doaj-art-610e67e397484f1bbbf2712a573f48df2025-02-03T01:30:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922014-01-01201410.1155/2014/127628127628Pemphigoid Gestationis in a Third Trimester PregnancyŞenol Şentürk0Nursel Dilek1Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin2Sabri Çolak3Betül Gündoğdu4Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Merkez, 25000 Erzurum, TurkeyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, TurkeyPemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this disease. Herein we present a case of pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a 33-year-old primigravida woman with symptoms of generalized pruritus.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/127628
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Pemphigoid Gestationis in a Third Trimester Pregnancy
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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