pemphigoid gestationis
Findings
No curated finding names pemphigoid gestationis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare pregnancy-associated autoimmune skin disease that is characterized by an itchy rash that develops into blisters. It is most common during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. It was previously known as herpes gestationis although it has no association with the herpes virus whatsoever.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006558), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
6 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Premature birthHPOHP:0001622
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Skin vesicleHPOHP:0200037
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Failure to thriveHPOHP:0001508
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Intrauterine growth retardationHPOHP:0001511
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: pemphigoid gestationis
- Also called
- gestational pemphigoidHerpes gestationisHerpes gestationis (disorder)Herpes gestationis NOS (disorder)Herpes gestationis unspecified (disorder)