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A CASE OF SEVERE PEMPHIGOID GESTATIONIS WITH CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PATHOLOGY IN THE NEWBORN AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

  • Aydan BIRI
  • Banu ÇIFTÇI
  • Güven GÜNAYDIN
  • Ümit KORUCUOGLU
  • Nuray BOZKURT
  • Ahmet ERDEM

Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2005;2(3):249-253

A case of severe Pemphigoid Gestationis (PG), persisted postpartum despite high-dose corticosteroid therapy was reported. Small for gestational age, premature birth, and neonatal convulsions with confirmed central nervous system pathology occurred as an adverse fetal outcome. Is the disease as innocent as described earlier?

Keywords: dermatose, herpes gestationis, pemphigoid gestationis