Pemphigoid gestationis successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin

Persistent herpes gestationis treated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin.

Sir, Pemphigoid gestationis (PG) is a rare autoimmune blistering disease specific to pregnancy that usually presents in the second or third trimester or during the immediate postpartum period (1, 2). PG may develop in association with other autoimmune diseases, as well as with trophoblastic tumours, hydatiform mole and choriocarcinoma (3). The pathogenesis of PG is not fully established. Howeve...

Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy for Persistent Pemphigoid Gestationis with Steroid Induced Iatrogenic Cushing's Syndrome

Vol. 26 No. 5, 2014 661 Received July 23, 2013, Revised October 17, 2013, Accepted for publication October 17, 2013 Corresponding author: Kyu Uang Whang, Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul, 59 Daesagwan-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-743, Korea. Tel: 82-2-709-9369, Fax: 82-2-709-9347, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the te...

Symptomatic IgG3 deficiency successfully treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.

We report the case of a 35 year old female who presented with an 8 year history of repeated upper respiratory tract infection, lymphadenopathy and sinusitis associated with IgG3 deficiency. Courses of monthly intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (0.4 g/kg) resulted in a dramatic clinical improvement on three different occasions. We suggest that investigation of adults with features of immunosuppr...

[Pemphigoid gestationis: therapeutic response to pre- and postpartum immunoglobulin therapy].

Herpes gestationis = لوبقعلا يلمحلا Pemphigoid Gestationis Herpes Gestationis