Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Case report

A. Baros, M. Cirstoiu, R. Bohiltea, E. Bratila, D. Navolan, S. Vladareanu

Abstract: We present a patient diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy which was reported in the context of a series of 10 similar cases diagnosed and monitored within 1 year in two obstetrics and ginecology centres of Bucharest. The particularity of the case is a differential diagnosis in the case of 32 weeks pregnant patient, accusing pruritus associated with hepatic cytolysis and elevated transaminases revealed by laboratory tests. An emphasis must be put on the importance of early diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and elimination of other severe conditions associated with hepatic cytolysis syndrome and pruritus.
DOI:10.18643/gieu.2016.64

Keywords: intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, liver failure, hepatic cytolysis, pruritus, acute fatty liver of pregnancy.