Cortisone and ACTH in Pregnancy

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Abstract
EXPERIMENTAL evidence suggests that the administration of cortisone and ACTH to animals during pregnancy may be dangerous to the fetus. Yet, in the few cases in which this therapy has been given to pregnant women, there has been no harm to the offspring. Because of this apparent contradiction, the following case of dermatitis herpetiformis of pregnancy, treated for six months with cortisone and ACTH, with delivery of a normal baby, is presented.Case ReportT. H., a 36-year-old woman, was first seen on February 18, 1952, complaining of an itching eruption of the arms and legs of about 1 week's . . .