title: Pemphigoid gestationis in a third trimester pregnancy.
abstract: Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare vesiculobullous dermatosis of pregnancy. It is commonly seen in second or third trimester. The diagnosis is frequently made with direct immunofluorescence studies of perilesional skin. Prompt recognition and appropriate management may reduce morbidity of this disease. Herein we present a case of pemphigoid gestationis occurring in a 33-year-old primigravida woman with symptoms of generalized pruritus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Senol
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7712-7278
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sentürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dilek
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yeşim Bayoğlu
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Tekin
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Merkez, 25000 Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gündoğdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Merkez, Islampasa Mahallesi, Sehitler Caddesi, No. 74, 53100 Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emine Seda Güvendağ
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Güven