PMID: 7012197Nov 1, 1980Paper

Herpes gestationis. A possible association with autoimmune thyrotoxicosis (Graves' disease)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
R C Holmes, M M Black

Abstract

Herpes gestationis (HG) is almost identical to bullous pemphigoid (BP) in its immunopathology. Although BP has been reported in association with autoimmune diseases, no such association has previously been noted with HG. We describe three patients with HG who also had Graves' disease, and, in addition, one of these patients had alopecia totalis and ulcerative colitis. All three patients possessed the human lymphocyte antigen HLA-B8.

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Aug 1, 1993·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·G TaylorK Welch
Jun 1, 1992·Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology·W R Heymann
Jan 1, 1984·The British Journal of Dermatology·R C Holmes, M M Black
Aug 13, 2002·Dermatologic Clinics·Janie M Leonhardt, Warren R Heymann
May 1, 1982·The British Journal of Dermatology·R C HolmesB Bhogal
May 16, 2019·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·B S Daniel, D F Murrell

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