Abstract
Pemphigoid gestationis is an acute autoimmune subepidermal bullous dermatosis which occurs during pregnancy and post partum. It is a rare disease which incidence vary from 1/1700 to 1/60000 pregnancy. It occurs in young woman aged between 20 to 40 years. The authors try throughout a retrospective study of 30 cases of pemphigoid gestationis to drave the epidemiological and clinical profile and the immunopathological characteristics of this affection.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Factors
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology
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Biopsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
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Follow-Up Studies
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Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Parity
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Pemphigoid Gestationis / epidemiology*
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Pregnancy Trimesters
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Puerperal Disorders / epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Tunisia / epidemiology
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Glucocorticoids
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Prednisone