Herpes gestationis in a mother and child.
Herpes gestationis (pemphigoid gestationis) is a rare autoimmune disease that appears during pregnancy or in the immediate postpartum period. We report the cases of a mother and neonate with immunofluorescence confirmed herpes gestationis both of whom had extensive cutaneous involvement.
D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D006559:Pemphigoid Gestationis / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy