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).
Also Known As:
Herpes Gestationis; Gestational Pemphigoid; Gestational Pemphigoids; Gestationi, Pemphigoid; Gestationis, Pemphigoid; Pemphigoid Gestationi; Pemphigoid, Gestational; Pemphigoids, Gestational