Pruritus may precede abnormal liver function tests in pregnant women with obstetric cholestasis: a longitudinal analysis

Obstetric cholestasis is a liver disorder unique to pregnancy, which typically presents with pruritus. However, pruritus is common in pregnancy and the diagnosis of obstetric cholestasis is confirmed by finding abnormal liver function. We report 10 cases in which pruritus occurred before any abnorma...

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Vydáno v:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Ročník 108; číslo 11; s. 1190 - 1192
Hlavní autoři: Kenyon, Anna P., Piercy, C. Nelson, Girling, J., Williamson, C., Tribe, R.M., Shennan, A.H.
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2001
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ISSN:1470-0328, 1471-0528
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Shrnutí:Obstetric cholestasis is a liver disorder unique to pregnancy, which typically presents with pruritus. However, pruritus is common in pregnancy and the diagnosis of obstetric cholestasis is confirmed by finding abnormal liver function. We report 10 cases in which pruritus occurred before any abnormality in liver function tests (including total serum bile acids) and discuss the implications of this for clinical practice.
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ISSN:1470-0328
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2003.00281.x