Pemphigus vulgaris and pregnancy.
The management and counseling of patients with pemphigus vulgaris during pregnancy is a challenge. The frequency of the association is very low and the current knowledge is based only on case reports or small series. The authors report 2 cases ofpemphigus vulgaris and pregnancy that differed from each other in the time of occurrence and clinical course but had similar favorable outcomes. Based on a literature review and their personal observations, the authors discuss the characteristics of this association, the therapeutic behavior, patients' followup, and fetal prognosis.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia Faculty of Medicine, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Kossara
K
Drenovska
Razvigor
R
Darlenski
Jana
J
Kazandjieva
Snejina
S
Vassileva
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult