A 41-year-old gravida 5 para 2113 at 32 and 4/7 weeks' gestation presented to labor and delivery with generalized pruritus of 3-days' duration. She had no outward signs of rash or pustules. She also ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a safety alert warning patients and health care providers of a “rare risk of intrahepatic ...

Pregnant patients should discontinue use of thiopurines if they develop intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. The use of thiopurines (eg, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, and 6-thioguanine) by ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers assessed the impact of the gut microbiome on the host's bile acid metabolism and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). Study: ...

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a reversible form of cholestasis, in genetically predisposed individuals. Onset is late in pregnancy and clinically it is characterized by the presence of ...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine evaluated the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP).

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a gestation-specific liver disorder characterised primarily by pruritus and elevated serum bile acid levels, typically manifesting in the second or third ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stillbirth rates were lower among women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy vs. women without. Women with ...

In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later ...

A pregnant person with a history of cytomegalovirus and elevated liver function tests presents with relentless, worsening pruritus. A 34-year-old woman presents to her obstetrician at 15 weeks’ ...