Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Evidence: Unconfirmed
Names
APD
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Description
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a recurrent skin rash that varies in severity and generally appears during the second half of the cycle when levels of the hormone, progesterone, begin to rise and it subsides shortly after menstruation.
Patient Groups
None
Bloggers
None
Prevalence
US Cases: less than 100 [You 2017] Rare.
Typical Age of onset
Puberty
Symptoms
hives
spots (erythema multiforme)
swelling beneath the skin (angioedema)
circular rash (annular erythema)
mouth sores
