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Herpes gestationis: one of the rare skin lesions in pregnancy
K Naganathan1, S A Doi, H Jamiyah
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
|December 1, 1994
Herpes gestationis is a rare disease in pregnancy. A 35-year-old G3P2 presented during her third trimester with erythematous pruritic papular eruptions. Direct immunofluorescence of a skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of herpes gestationis. The patient responded well to predniosolone treatment.
Herpes gestationis is a rare disease in pregnancy. A 35-year-old G3P2 presented during her third trimester with erythematous pruritic papular eruptions. Direct immunofluorescence of a skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of herpes gestationis. The patient responded well to predniosolone treatment.