Pemphigoid Gestationis
Synonyms
Gestational Pemphigoid
Gestational Pemphigoids
Gestationi, Pemphigoid
Gestationis, Pemphigoid
Herpes Gestationis
Pemphigoid Gestationi
Pemphigoid, Gestational
Pemphigoids, Gestational
An itching, autoimmune, bullous SKIN disease that occurs during the last two trimesters of PREGNANCY and PUERPERIUM. It also affects non-pregnant females with tissue of PLACENTA origin, such as CHORIOCARCINOMA; or HYDATIDIFORM MOLE. It exhibits antigenic and clinical similarity to bullous pemphigoid (PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS). This disease does not involve herpes viruses (old name, herpes gestationis).