Pathology
Images
Atlas of dermatopathology
Josef Feit, Hana Jedličková, Günter Burg, Luděk Matyska, Spasoje Radovanovic et al.
×
+ Introduction
+ Literature
+ Support
+ Skin biopsy
+ Non-tumorous skin diseases
+ Skin tumors
+ Cysts of the skin and subcutis
+ Soft tissue lesions
+ Some lesions of the oral cavity
+ Dermatovenerology
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Günter Burg
+ Collection of histological slides by prof. Werner Kempf
+ Collection of histological slides of dr. Ram Chandra Adhikari
Pemphigoid (herpes) gestationis
Clinical signs
  • extremely rare, 3rd trimestr of pregnancy or postpartum period
  • the periumbilical region, extremities, trunk
  • vesicles, elevated erythemas, urticarial lesions
  • pruritus
Pictures
Histology

Closely resembles bullous pemphigoid (may have in addition some necrotic keratinocytes); prominent edema of dermal papillae; immunofluorescence: linear subepidermal depositions of C3.