pemphigoid gestationis (DOID:14482)
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Synonyms: Gestational herpes; herpes gestationis
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:O26.4, MESH:D006559, NCI:C85003, UMLS_CUI:C0019343
Definition: A pemphigoid that is characterized by erythematous papules, vesicles, and plaques around the trunk and extremities that develop during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters, has_symptom pruritis, and has_material_basis_in autoantibodies to the basement membrane, which triggers a complement cascade and attracts eosinophils to the subepidermis.