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Gestational Herpes: 3 Cases
Author(s) -
Uncu Gürkan,
Ozan Hakan,
Tathkazan Serhat,
Kimya Yalçin,
Cengiz Candan
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1340-9654
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1995.tb01026.x
Subject(s) - itching , medicine , prednisolone , gestational age , dermatology , skin lesion , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Three histologically proven gestational herpes cases were presented. All were complaining of itching and vesiculobullous skin lesions. The diagnosis was confirmed by skin biopsies and they all gave a complete response to 1 mg/kg‐day oral prednisolone therapy. No neonatal morbidity was observed.