title: [Impetigo herpetiformis].
abstract: We report the case of a 30-year-old patient who had impetigo herpetiformis during hormonal contraception and during two successive pregnancies. The diagnostic features of impetigo herpetiformis are reviewed. An association with HLA-Cw 6 is recognized. A large post-traumatic spleen cyst probably influenced the course of the disease. Postpartum therapy with oral glucocorticosteroids and etretinate was successful.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Medizinischen Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winzer
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000473:pathology; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005050:Etretinate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000473:pathology*; D016912:Levonorgestrel; D009644:Norgestrel / Q000009:adverse effects; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013161:Splenic Rupture / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D006680:HLA Antigens; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; C528994:HLA-C*06 antigen; D009644:Norgestrel; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D016912:Levonorgestrel; D005050:Etretinate; D011239:Prednisolone
vernacular_title: Impetigo herpetiformis.