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Herpes gestationis: time course of the change in antibody titer after abortion Volume 7, numéro 2, March 1997

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Department of Dermatology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Tsukasamachi 40, Gifu, Japan.
  • Page(s) : 134-6
  • Année de parution : 2000

Herpes gestationis (HG) is a rare, autoimmune, bullous dermatosis of pregnancy which usually resolves within 3 months after delivery [1]. It is defined by the demonstration of autoantibody directed to a hemidesmosomal 180 kDa BP antigen (BPA) [2]. However, no information is available on the time course of the antibody titer in HG serum after delivery or abortion. We observed the change in antibody titer against the 180 kDa BPA before [...]