Abstract
A 29-year-old woman developed pruritic urticarial plaques and vesicles 3 months after delivery of a healthy daughter. Two months later pemphigoid gestationis (PG) was diagnosed based on histopathological and immunopathological findings. At the same time elevated serum levels for β-HCG and a large mass in the liver were noted. A liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic choriocarcinoma, which was responsible for the PG metastasis. Upon initiation of chemotherapy, complete healing of the PG was observed within 4 weeks and autoantibodies to BP180NC16A could no longer be identified. In parallel, both a decrease of β-HCG levels and tumor size was observed.
| Translated title of the contribution | Pemphigoid gestationis - First sign of metastatic choriocarcinoma |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 851-854 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 1610-0379 |
| Publication status | Published - 10.2004 |
