title: Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.
abstract: Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a rare cutaneous disorder characterized by recurrent cyclic eruptions during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. We describe a woman with postpartum onset of a papulovesicular eruption. The possibility of autoimmune progesterone dermatitis was raised because of the cyclic nature of the outbreak. A reactive intradermal progesterone test confirmed the diagnosis. A review of individual case reports is also presented.
authors: Department of Pathology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Herzberg
authors: C R
authors: CR
authors: Strohmeyer
authors: V A
authors: VA
authors: Cirillo-Hyland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D004487:Edema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008183:Luteal Phase; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000276:immunology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone