Penfigoide gestacional

The pemphigoid gestationis or herpes gestationis is a rare autoimmune skin disease that occurs during the second or third trimester of pregnancy or in the immediate postpartum and which may affect the course of the pregnancy and cause neonatal pemphigoid gestationis. We present the case of a 40-year-old secudigravida with a twin pregnancy and pemphigoid gestationis. We describe the diagnostic process, treatment, and outcome.