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HERPES GESTATIONIS ASSOCIATED WITH ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Miyagawa Sachiko,
Yoshioka Junko,
Morita Michiko,
Sakamoto Kuniki
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1982.tb02626.x
Subject(s) - ectopic pregnancy , pregnancy , medicine , antibody , basement membrane , antigen , immunology , dermatology , pathology , biology , genetics
A patient with herpes gestationis associated with ectopic pregnancy is reported. She had circulating antibodies against basement membrane zone (BMZ) antigens of skin, in vivo deposition of IgG and complement components in a linear pattern along the BMZ of lesional skin, and positive herpes gestationis factor activity. Herpes gestationis associated with ectopic pregnancy has not been previously reported.