Pemphigoid gestationis: A review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 483-491

  Engineer, Leela ^a   Bhol, Kailash ^a   Ahmed, A Razzaque ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Dermatoses of pregnancy; Pemphigoid (herpes) gestationis; Vesiculobullous disorders

Indexed keywords

HLA DR3 ANTIGEN; HLA DR4 ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIBODY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 3;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; PEMPHIGOID; PEMPHIGOID GESTATIONIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033848869     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105430     Document Type: Article

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