Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29)»Herpes gestationis (O26.4)

O26.4

Herpes gestationis

Sub-codes (4)

O26.40 Herpes gestationis, unspecified trimester
O26.41 Herpes gestationis, first trimester
O26.42 Herpes gestationis, second trimester
O26.43 Herpes gestationis, third trimester

Related indications (MeSH) (1)

Pemphigoid Gestationis1 drug (1 experimental)

An itching, autoimmune, bullous SKIN disease that occurs during the last two trimesters of PREGNANCY and PUERPERIUM. It also affects non-pregnant females with tissue of PLACENTA origin, such as CHORIOCARCINOMA; or HYDATIDIFORM MOLE. It exhibits antigenic and clinical similarity to bullous pemphigoid (PEMPHIGOID, BULLOUS). This disease does not involve herpes viruses (old name, herpes gestationis).