Case Report

Pemphigoid Gestationis after Spontaneous Expulsion of a Massive Complete Hydatidiform Mole

Table 2

Review of the literatures. Our patients and 4 previously reported molar cases which developed pemphigoid gestationis.

YearAuthorsPatient's age (y)Previous gestationsDIF used for diagnosisThe first skin lesions were seen

1950 Tillman [9]422No7 days after abortion
1974Dupont [10]
1975Yasue [11]534YesBefore D&C
1981Tindall et al. [12]285Yes3 days after D&C
2013This report190Yes3 days after spontaneous expulsion and D&C

D&C: dilatation and curettage; DIF: direct immunofluorescence.
All cases were complete hydatidiform moles.
We could not obtain details of the literature.