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Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis
Author(s) -
Lee Chang Woo,
Yoon Ki Beom,
Yi Jung Uk,
Cho Soo Hyun
Publication year - 1992
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.1346-8138.1992.tb03743.x
Subject(s) - menstruation , medicine , trunk , ovary , antibody , immunology , biology , ecology
A 35‐year‐old woman had recurrent urticarial erythemas on her trunk and extremities for 3 years. The eruptions appeared regularly 3 to 5 days prior to menstruation and persisted for several days. The patient showed a positive skin test response to progesterone and had circulating antiprogesterone IgG antibodies. A speculative concept of the possible autoimmune damage to the ovary, the major organ producing progesterone, is discussed.