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" Bullous impetigo and pregnancy: Case report and review of blistering conditions in pregnancy "
Cohen, Philip R
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AL
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923984
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LA7533z2m0
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English
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Cohen, Philip R
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Bullous impetigo and pregnancy: Case report and review of blistering conditions in pregnancy [Article]\ Cohen, Philip R
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Dermatology Online Journal
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22/4
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2016
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Background: Bullous impetigo results from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) release of exfoliative toxins type A and type B thatresults in flaccid, easily ruptured, bullae in the upper layers of the epidermis. Physiologic, gestation-associated, and incidental skin changes can occur in pregnancy. Blisters in pregnant women can occur secondary to either common skin disorders orspecific dermatoses of pregnancy.Purpose: To describe a pregnant woman with bullous impetigo and review bullous conditions in pregnant women.Methods: PubMed was used to search the following terms, separately and in combination: blister, blistering, bullous, gestationis, herpes, herpetiformis, impetigo, pemphigoid, pregnancy, pregnant, psoriasis, pustular, virus. All papers were reviewed and relevant manuscripts, along with their reference citations, were evaluated.
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