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Pemphigoid gestationis successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.
BMJ Case Reports 2018 April 8
Pemphigoid gestationis (PG), also known as herpes gestationis , is a rare autoimmune blistering disease specific to pregnancy, which usually presents in the second or third trimesters and, in 15%-25% of cases, during the immediate postpartum period.1 Although the ethiopathogeny of PG is not fully clarified, most patients develop antibodies against a 180 kDa transmembrane hemidesmosomal protein (BP180; BPAG2; collagen XVII).2 PG has a strong association with human leucocyte antigens DR3 and DR4.3 We report a case of a 29-year-old female patient with PG successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin.
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