| Pregnancy-triggered maternal pemphigus vulgaris with persistent gingival lesions. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 21933642 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Pregnancy as a triggering factor of pemphigus vulgaris (PV) seems to be quite a rare phenomenon. According to a recent review, only 38 reports describing 49 pregnant women with PV have been published in English language literature. A 34-year-old woman is described with pregnancy-triggered PV showing persistent gingival erosions. In addition, a shift from mucocutaneous to mucosal-dominant clinical variant of the disease in the mother, suggested by clinical features, was confirmed at the molecular level by determination of anti-desmoglein (DSG) 1 and anti-DSG 3 circulating IgG autoantibodies with ELISA. The case presented shows that PV in pregnancy requires care by a gynecologist, dermatologist and neonatologist. They all should be aware of the peculiarities of PV in pregnancy and be willing to cooperate with each other. Noteworhily, in contrast to cutaneous lesions, gingival lesions seen in the mother in the mucosal-dominant stage of her PV after delivery were unresponsive to intravenous and oral corticosteroid/oral cyclophosphamide treatment scheme. |
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Authors:
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Rafal Bialynicki-Birula; Marian Dmochowski; Joanna Maj; Justyna Gornowicz-Porowska |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta dermatovenerologica Croatica : ADC Volume: 19 ISSN: 1330-027X ISO Abbreviation: Acta Dermatovenerol Croat Publication Date: 2011 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-09-21 Completed Date: 2012-01-25 Revised Date: 2012-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433781 Medline TA: Acta Dermatovenerol Croat Country: Croatia |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 170-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Dermatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland. rafalb@derm.am.wroc.pl |
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Female Gingival Diseases / complications, pathology* Humans Infant, Newborn Male Pemphigus / complications, congenital, pathology* Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / pathology* Young Adult |
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