Pustular psoriasis of pregnancy (Impetigo herpetiformis) - case report

• Main Authors: Rogerio Nabor Kondo (Author), Fernanda Mendes Araújo (Author), Allamanda Moura Pereira (Author), Vivian Cristina Holanda Lopes (Author), Ligia Márcia Mario Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare dermatosis of pregnancy with typical onset during the last trimester of pregnancy and rapid resolution in the postpartum period. Clinically and histologically, it is consistent with pustular psoriasis. This similarity has led some authors to name the disease "th...