[Herpes gestationis (author's transl)].

Herpes gestationis is a rare blistering disease of pregnancy and the puerperium which is difficult to differentiate from other bullous eruptions of pregnancy by clinical and histopathological criteria only. Caracteristic immunopathological features permit the exact classification of this disease. This is a report on three typical cases of herpes gestationis. The clinical, histopathological and immunopathological findings of the disease as well as treatment and maternal and fetal risks are discussed.