Impetigo herpetiformis
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| Impetigo herpetiformis | |
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| Other names: Pustular Psoriasis of Pregnancy | |
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| Erythroderma, multiple crusted plaques and pustules in lower limb. | |
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Impetigo herpetiformis is a form of severe pustular psoriasis that occurs in pregnancy.[1] It typically presents in late pregnancy with a fever and generalised redness with pustules.[2][3]
Diagnosis is by signs and symptoms, and skin biopsy.[2] Blood tests typically reveal low calcium and high white cells.[2] Treatment may require corticosteroids by mouth.[1] It resolves following birth of the baby, but may recur in subsequent pregnancies.[1] Impetigo herpetiformis may harm the baby.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "21. Chronic blistering dermatoses". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kurien, George; Badri, Talel (2023). "Dermatoses of Pregnancy". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
- ↑ Rivera-Díaz, Raquel; Daudén, Esteban; Carrascosa, José Manuel; Cueva, Pablo de la; Puig, Luis (March 2023). "Generalized Pustular Psoriasis: A Review on Clinical Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Treatment". Dermatology and Therapy. 13 (3): 673–688. doi:10.1007/s13555-022-00881-0. ISSN 2193-8210.
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