Abstract

HORMAZABAL, P; FUENZALIDA, H  and  SEGOVIA, L. Early-onset Gestational Pemphigoid. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2020, vol.101, n.2, pp.21-30. ISSN 1851-300X.

Pruritus during pregnancy is the most frequent dermatological symptom of consultation in this population. When this condition is severe it can interfere with sleep, alter mood, seriously affecting the quality of life. Its causes can be as varied as hypersensitivity reactions, systemic diseases or specific dermatoses of pregnancy, among which gestational pemphigoid, the only autoimmune disease exclusive of pregnancy, as it can have an impact on the fetus and the mother. The objective of this review is to update the current knowledge of gestational pemphigoid from a clinical case with atypical components that should be taken into consideration in case of diagnostic suspicion.

Keywords : Gestational pemphigoid; autoimmune disease; pregnancy dermatosis; pruritus; collagen XVII.