A 30-year-old pregnant woman in her third trimester develops extremely pruritic bullae starting at the umbilicus. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Correct answer: Pemphigoid gestationis
Pemphigoid gestationis (herpes gestationis) is a pregnancy-associated autoimmune bullous disease. Histologically and immunologically, it is virtually identical to Bullous Pemphigoid.
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