Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare dermatosis of pregnancy with typical onset during
the last trimester of pregnancy and rapid resolution in the postpartum period.
Clinically and histologically, it is consistent with pustular psoriasis. This
similarity has led some authors to name the disease "the pustular psoriasis of
pregnancy". We report the case of a patient who developed impetigo herpetiformis in
two sucessive pregnancies.
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