DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for pemphigoid gestationis

Pemphigoid gestationis [DOID:14482]

A pemphigoid that is characterized by erythematous papules, vesicles, and plaques around the trunk and extremities that develop during pregnancy, particularly during the second and third trimesters, has_symptom pruritis, and has_material_basis_in autoantibodies to the basement membrane, which triggers a complement cascade and attracts eosinophils to the subepidermis.

Synonyms:  pemphigoid gestationis,  DOID:14482,  pemphigoid gestationises,  Gestational herpes,  herpes gestationis ...