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HERPES GESTATIONIS INFLUENCED BY AN ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE
Author(s) -
MORGAN JOHN K.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb11981.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , family medicine
SUMMARY.— In a woman aged 22, herpes gestationis appeared to be perpetuated for 6 months by a contraceptive drug prescribed to prevent a further pregnancy which might involve the risk of a recurrence of the eruption. The literature relating such eruptions to the progestational steroids is reviewed. Pruritus and erythema secondary to liver damage induced by these drugs are also discussed.