title: Pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a patient with HELLP syndrome.
abstract: A case of pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a 40 year old female who developed HELLP syndrome during her fourth pregnancy is reported. Seven days after emergency Caesarean section for pre-eclampsia, she developed a pruritic blistering eruption which clinically resembled pemphigoid gestationis. The diagnosis was supported by skin histology and immunofluorescence. She responded rapidly to oral corticosteroids, with no evidence of recurrence after 12 weeks of follow up. In the current case report, the previously unreported simultaneous occurrence of two uncommon conditions is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shumack
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone