Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.
Hypersensitivity to progesterone is rare, but the occurrence of skin rash in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle or during pregnancy should alert one to this possibility. The diagnosis can be readily confirmed by intradermal testing and is eminently treatable by ovulation suppression.
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University Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011374:Progesterone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*
D011374:Progesterone