pemphigoid gestationis

Term ID

DOID:14482

Synonyms

• Gestational herpes
• herpes gestationis

Definition

A pemphigoid that is characterized by erythematous papules, vesicles, and plaques around the trunk and extremities that develop during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters, has_symptom pruritis, and has_material_basis_in autoantibodies to the basement membrane, which triggers a complement cascade and attracts eosinophils to the subepidermis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062810/

References

• ICD10CM:O26.4
• MESH:D006559
• NCI:C85003
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:86081009
• UMLS_CUI:C0019343

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:14482 )