A case of impetigo herpetiformis associated with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
We herein reported a 26-year-old primigravida with impetigo herpetiformis and intrahepatic cholestasis of gestation. She was in gestation for 34 weeks. She had a 5-month history of pustules on the trunk and limbs that had exacerbated from 1 month before. The jaundice had also emerged lately with increased levels of serous transaminase, bilirubin and bile acid. The histopathology of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of impetigo herpetiformis. After cesarean section and administration of glucocorticoid, the patient totally recovered.
Fan
Pingshen
P
Center of Dermatology of Chinese PLA, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Gao
Tianwen
T
Li
Miao
M
Liao
Wenjun
W
Fu
Meng
M
Liu
Yufeng
Y
Ikeda
Shigaku
S
D000328:Adult; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology