TY - JOUR
T1 - Impetigo herpetiformis during pregnancy
T2 - case report and review of the literature
AU - Wolf, Yoram
AU - Groutz, Asnat
AU - Walman, Igal
AU - Luxman, Dov
AU - David, Menachem P.
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - A case of impetigo herpetiformis in pregnancy is reported together with a review of the literature. The patient was a 25‐year‐old primigravida with pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH). At 35 weeks' gestation, the patient developed a severely pruritic pustular rash with fever and leukocytosis. The skin of the affected areas was biopsied and showed intraepidermal pustules with a neutrophilic infiltrate. Treatment commenced with intravenous fluids, oral prednisone, and steroid creams. Labor was induced. and a normal delivery of a healthy infant was effected, following which the patient's condition improved rapidly. The clinical and laboratory features were typical of impetigo herpetiformis as described in the literature. Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare, potentially serious skin disorder occurring particularly during pregnancy, and must be diagnosed early to allow prompt, aggressive treatment. 1995 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted
AB - A case of impetigo herpetiformis in pregnancy is reported together with a review of the literature. The patient was a 25‐year‐old primigravida with pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH). At 35 weeks' gestation, the patient developed a severely pruritic pustular rash with fever and leukocytosis. The skin of the affected areas was biopsied and showed intraepidermal pustules with a neutrophilic infiltrate. Treatment commenced with intravenous fluids, oral prednisone, and steroid creams. Labor was induced. and a normal delivery of a healthy infant was effected, following which the patient's condition improved rapidly. The clinical and laboratory features were typical of impetigo herpetiformis as described in the literature. Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare, potentially serious skin disorder occurring particularly during pregnancy, and must be diagnosed early to allow prompt, aggressive treatment. 1995 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted
KW - impetigo herpetiformis
KW - pregnancy
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U2 - 10.3109/00016349509008946
DO - 10.3109/00016349509008946
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C2 - 7900530
AN - SCOPUS:0028898960
SN - 0001-6349
VL - 74
SP - 229
EP - 232
JO - Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
IS - 3
ER -