Pemphigoid gestationis and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy

• Main Authors: Anes Yang, MD, BMed, MPH (Author), Elizabeth Uhlenhake, MD, FAAD (Author), Dedee F. Murrell, MA, BMBCh, FAAD, MD, FACD, FRCP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pemphigoid gestationis, which is also known as herpes gestationis, is a rare, pregnancy-associated, autoimmune bullous disease. Treatment depends on the severity of the disease for each patient and the safety and use of these drugs during pregnancy and breastfeeding must be taken into consideration...