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George M. Lewis, M.D.; Maurice J. Costello, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;76(3):379-383.

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Herpes Gestationis. Presented by DR. GEORGE M. LEWIS.

A housewife aged 38, a native of Argentina, was presented before this Society in November, 1954, with the above diagnosis. She had had a similar eruption during her first pregnancy while in Argentina. Her mother and sister have had the same trouble during pregnancy. The patient's eruption during her second pregnancy in 1954 began at the fourth month and continued until March, 1955, six months post partum. The eruption was severely pruritic and widespread, necessitating hospitalization during one period of three weeks. A biopsy showed the structure of dermatitis herpetiformis. Many treatments were undertaken, including progesterone, Premarin, sulfapyridine, and Aureomycin. Cortisone was finally administered, and this, together with Pyribenzamine kept the rash in abeyance and provided symptomatic relief. Injections of Rulivan also seemed to help.

Her third pregnancy, beginning in early February, 1956, caused an emotional crisis, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Received for publication April 22, 1957.

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