Pemphigoid Gestationis
An itching, autoimmune, bullous SKIN disease that occurs during the last two trimesters of PREGNANCY and PUERPERIUM. It also affects non-pregnant females with tissue of PLACENTA origin, such as CHORIOCARCINOMA; or HYDATIDIFORM MOLE. It exhibits antigenic and clinical similarity to bullous pemphigoid (PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS). This disease does not involve herpes viruses (old name, herpes gestationis).
Year introduced: 2006 (1976)
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Tree Number(s): C12.050.703.570, C17.800.865.700
MeSH Unique ID: D006559
Entry Terms:
- Gestationi, Pemphigoid
- Gestationis, Pemphigoid
- Pemphigoid Gestationi
- Herpes Gestationis
- Gestational Pemphigoid
- Gestational Pemphigoids
- Pemphigoid, Gestational
- Pemphigoids, Gestational
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