title: Pemphigus vulgaris in pregnancy: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an uncommon, immune-mediated bullous dermatosis, which, during its active phase, has been associated with infertility. Pemphigus vulgaris during pregnancy is exceedingly rare-only 26 cases with immunopathological confirmation have been reported. The disease may be associated with adverse neonatal outcome, including prematurity and fetal death. Transient skin lesions may occasionally appear in the neonate. We report a patient who conceived during the active phase of PV, required high doses of corticosteroids to control the disease, and was delivered of a pre-term, appropriate-for-gestational age newborn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lis Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fainaru
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mashiach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kupferminc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shenhav
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pauzner
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lessing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone