title: Bullous pemphigoid in pregnancy: contrasting behaviour in two patients.
abstract: Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an increasingly common immunobullous disease of the elderly, and, due to the late age of onset, is rarely seen in women of fertile age. Consequently, to the best of our knowledge no cases of BP in pregnancy have been described. We present two cases of BP that have differed in disease behaviour during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Churchill Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK. geebruce@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Khumalo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wojnarowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D007074:Immunoglobulin G