Recurrent Impetigo Herpetiformis of Pregnancy Successfully Treated with Acitretin
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Recurrent impetigo herpetiformis: case report
Impetigo herpetiformis (pustular psoriasis of pregnancy) is a rare dermatosis of pregnancy that typically starts in the 2nd half of pregnancy and resolves postpartum. It may recur in subsequent pregnancies. I present a case of 23 year old female gravida 4 para 3 with recurrent impetigo herpetiformis at 26 weeks gestation. She presented with a one month history of pustular lesions which responde...
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عنوان ژورنال: Soonchunhyang Medical Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2233-4289,2233-4297
DOI: 10.15746/sms.16.005