Impetigo herpetiformis is a rare pustular disorder affecting mainly pregnant women. We
report a 16-yr-old adolescent primigravida, who presented with impetigo herpetiformis at 27
weeks gestation. She had a pustular erythroderma covering her entire body, except face,
scalp, and palmoplantar regions, with severe pruritus and pain. After unsuccessful attempts
of treatment with systemic corticosteroids, intravenous fluids, and antibiotics, treatment was
switched to cyclosporine, but no therapeutic effect could be achieved. Because of the …