A Case of Herpes Gestationis Treated with Cyclosporine.
- Author:
Jong Gap PARK
1
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Jun Young LEE
;
Chang Woo LEE
;
Baik Kee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyclosporine;
Herpes gestationis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cyclosporine*;
Dapsone;
Female;
Humans;
Pemphigoid Gestationis*;
Pemphigoid, Bullous
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(1):90-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Herpes gestationis is a rare pregnancy-associated autoimmune bullous disease resembling bullous pemphigoid in both clinical and immunohistopathological aspects. Generally it may be improved spontaneously or easily controlled by topical or low-dose corticosteroid. Very rarely, however, severe and long-standing cases that did not respond to high-dose corticosteoid therapy were reported. We present a case of an unusual severe herpes gestationis in a 26-year-old woman that was resistant to high-dose corticosteroid and/or dapsone therapy. But the lesions responded dramatically to low-dose cyclosporine.
