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Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Author(s) -
TEELUCKSINGH S.,
EDWARDS C. R. W.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1990.tb00133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , luteal phase , ovulation , rash , pregnancy , menstrual cycle , dermatology , immunology , endocrinology , follicular phase , hormone , biology , genetics
. Hypersensitivity to progesterone is rare, but the occurrence of skin rash in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle or during pregnancy should alert one to this possibility. The diagnosis can be readily confirmed by intradermal testing and is eminently treatable by ovulation suppression.