Abstract
Liver diseases during pregnancy pose a unique clinical challenge because they can affect the lives of both the mother and unborn child. Although severe liver disease is rare, pregnancy-related liver disease affects approximately 3% of pregnancies and can be fatal. Timely recognition and diagnosis are essential in order to institute appropriate management strategies. This article provides an overview of liver diseases during pregnancy and is divided into 2 sections: (1) liver diseases specific to pregnancy, and (2) preexisting or coincident liver diseases during pregnancy.
Keywords:
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy; Autoimmune; Cirrhosis; HELLP syndrome; Hepatitis; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Liver tests pregnancy; Liver transplantation.
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MeSH terms
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Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / blood
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Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / diagnosis
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Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / drug therapy
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Fatty Liver / diagnosis
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Female
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Hepatitis B / diagnosis
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Hepatitis B / therapy
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Hepatitis B / transmission
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Hepatitis C / diagnosis
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Hepatitis C / therapy
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Hepatitis C / transmission
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune / drug therapy
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Humans
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum / blood
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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / diagnosis*
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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / therapy
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control*
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Liver Cirrhosis / complications
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Liver Cirrhosis / therapy
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Liver Diseases / blood
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Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
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Liver Diseases / therapy*
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Liver Function Tests
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Liver Transplantation
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications / blood
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Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
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Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy
Supplementary concepts
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
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Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy