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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006559
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006559
Preferred Name

Pemphigoid Gestationis

Definitions
An itching, autoimmune, bullous SKIN disease that occurs during the last two trimesters of PREGNANCY and PUERPERIUM. It also affects non-pregnant females with tissue of PLACENTA origin, such as CHORIOCARCINOMA; or HYDATIDIFORM MOLE. It exhibits antigenic and clinical similarity to bullous pemphigoid (PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS). This disease does not involve herpes viruses (old name, herpes gestationis).
Synonyms
Gestationi, Pemphigoid
Pemphigoid, Gestational
Pemphigoid Gestationi
Gestational Pemphigoids
Herpes Gestationis
Pemphigoids, Gestational
Gestationis, Pemphigoid
Gestational Pemphigoid
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