Gestational pemphigoid: A rare autoimmune skin blistering disorder that occurs during pregnancy onset during second trimester with severe form recurring after delivery during menstruation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gestational pemphigoid is available below.
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Gestational pemphigoid is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Gestational pemphigoid, or a subtype of Gestational pemphigoid,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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