Liver Int. Kawakita T, Parikh LI, Ramsey PS, Huang CC, Zeymo A, Fernandez M, et al. 62 (4):897-904. Heterozygous MDR3 missense mutation associated with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: evidence for a defect in protein trafficking. Collapse Section Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a liver disorder that occurs in pregnant women. Most laboratories have a turnover time of 3-4 days for BA level results, making management decisions based solely on BA levels difficult. 2001 Apr. All twin pregnancies delivered above 28 gestational weeks in West China Second University Hospital from January 2013 to May 2015 were included. Kremer AE, Bolier R, Dixon PH, Geenes V, Chambers J, Tolenaars D, et al. 13(6):1084-9. Isse A, [Medline]. Hepatic disease in pregnancy. 1997 Mar. These laboratory studies are used in conjunction with physical examination and symptoms to make a diagnosis of ICP. MR demonstration of reversible periportal abnormal intensity in eclampsia. The Journal ofMaternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. [Medline]. Stanley CA, In this session, we will cover intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. [Medline]. Barton JR, 28. Hum Mol Genet. Gastroenterology. Martin JN Jr. /viewarticle/943420
17(5):CR265-71. ICP typically presents after 28 weeks of gestation with pruritus most commonly of the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, and sometimes intractable. Laifer SA, Stiller RJ, Siddiqui DS, Dunston-Boone G, Whetham JC. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. Lee WM. Lee RH, Goodwin TM, Greenspoon J, Incerpi M. The prevalence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in a primarily Latina Los Angeles population. 2016 Nov. 128 (5):1048-1052. van Papendorp CL, 25(3):548-54. Liver Int. Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures in evaluation of liver disease. In ICP, the bile acids do not flow properly and build up in your body instead. Semin Liver Dis. Moncada S. 105(3):585-95. Martinez E, Rodriguez N, Lisonim et al. Hepatology. Hyams JS, Liver hemorrhage: recurrent episodes during pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia. Iglesias J, Suzanne R Trupin, MD, FACOG Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign; CEO and Owner, Women's Health Practice; CEO and Owner, Hada Cosmetic Medicine and Midwest Surgical Center (The Lancet, 2019) Quantified the adverse perinatal effects of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in women with increased serum bile acid concentration Determined … [Medline]. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a poorly understood disease of the late second or third trimester of pregnancy, typically associated with rapid resolution following delivery. et al. 1998 Jan. 28(1):91-8. Diseases & Conditions, 2001
1997 Dec. 27(6):1029-40. Cholestasis is a condition that impairs the release of a digestive fluid called bile from liver cells. 2 August 2016. Currently ACOG recommends a delivery window at 36 0/7-37 0/7 weeks for all cholestasis pregnancies. Hardikar W, Kansal S, Oude Elferink RP, Angus P. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: when should you look further?. Shanklin DR, Martin JN Jr. Romero R, Kaplan MM. 1989 Jul. 170(3):890-5. This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties. Williamson C, Helms LM, Goulis DG, et al. Treem WR, Ronald M Ramus, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 2012. /viewarticle/942634
Bile K, 1988 Nov. 95(11):1137-43. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) occurs in approximately one per cent of pregnancies in Finland. Liver Disease in Pregnancy. 32. 1994 May. CHRISTINE M. HUNT, M.D., is currently engaged in clinical research in gastrointestinal medicine at Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., Research Triangle Park, N.C. She was formerly assistant professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. Dr. Hunt graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.... ALA I. SHARARA, M.D., is assistant professor of medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Relationship between nitric oxide synthesis and increase in systolic blood pressure in women with hypertension in pregnancy. Share cases and questions with Physicians on Medscape consult. 1995;172(1 Pt 1):125–9. Martin JN Jr, [Medline]. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) appears in the second and third trimester of pregnancy and is characterized by pruritus and an increase of serum bile acid concentration. A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. Reyes H, It helps your body digest (break down and use) food, store energy and remove poisons. [Medline]. 27. de Belder A, Fukuoka M, 2008 Mar. Am J Obstet Gynecol. The surgical management of intra-abdominal inflammatory conditions during pregnancy. Riely CA, Clin Liver Dis. Hamilton JD. Dr. Sharara completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center. Poupon R. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: from bedside to bench to bedside. Beuers U, Boyer JL, Paumgartner G. Ursodeoxycholic acid in cholestasis: potential mechanisms of action and therapeutic applications. Martin J, Latham PS, 1985;79:221–30.... 2. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 36. Magann EF, 9(8):1209-17. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Relationships between bile acid levels and fetal complication rates. [Medline]. Hepatic rupture and infarction, extremely rare complications of preeclamptic liver disease, usually occur in the third trimester.4 The incidence of hepatic rupture varies from one in 40,000 to one in 250,000 pregnancies35; hepatic infarction is even more rare. Kato SR, Edwards VM, 1994;106:1668–71. [Medline]. Putman WS, Duffy TP. 1993 Aug. 13(3):289-301. J Perinatol. These rare diseases result in increased maternal and fetal mortality. Hepatology. He graduated from the American University School of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon. / afp
Older multigravida mothers with preeclampsia (75 to 85 percent) are at higher risk. 2011 Mar. Snydman DR. 9(8):1209-17. This syndrome may complicate the course in 3 to 10 percent of patients with preeclampsia and is noted in 0.1 percent of all pregnancies.23,24 The pathophysiology of HELLP syndrome reflects that of preeclampsia, with microvascular damage, platelet activation and vasospasm. Fidelma B Rigby, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineDisclosure: Nothing to disclose. Blake PG, 15(8):897-906. 1992 Jun. 18 (1):98. Contrasting roles of rivers and wells as sources of drinking water on attack and fatality rates in a hepatitis E epidemic in Somalia. et al. A person viewing it online may make one printout of the material and may use that printout only for his or her personal, non-commercial reference. et al. Tsega E, News, 2002
52:137-141. The treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy by dexamethasone. Hirvioja ML, Tuimala R, Vuori J. 22. Rioseco AJ, Eur J Clin Invest. 1992;19:745–63. Pregnancies complicated by HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets): subsequent pregnancy outcome and long-term prognosis. Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Scrotum. 2010 Nov. 203(5):455.e1-5. 1982 Dec. 14(3):153-62. 35. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. [Medline]. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Cholestasis is a condition that impairs the release of bile (a digestive juice) from liver cells. Arch Gynecol Obstet. A 12-year experience. Turk J Gastroenterol. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. 2006 Sep. 26(9):527-32. Treatment of HELLP syndrome with nitric oxide donor [Letter]. Gonzalez MC, Some children of mothers with acute fatty liver of pregnancy have been noted to express homozygous deficiency of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, resulting in severe metabolic and neurologic consequences to the infants.32,33 Their mothers were found to exhibit a heterozygous deficiency of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase, contributing to acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: an estrogen-related disease. 29. Chopra S, Shen Y, Zhou J, Zhang S, Wang XL, Jia YL, He S, et al. The aim of the present work was to determine maternal and fetal outcomes of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) in twin pregnancies. Hepatitis in pregnancy. Drug insight: Mechanism and sites of action of ursodeoxycholic acid in cholestasis. 8. Millington DS, Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. J Hepatol. [Medline]. It most commonly appears two to four weeks after the onset of itching. et al. Powell CK, [51] Palma et al also used ALT and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values greater than 40 IU/L as partial criteria for the diagnosis of ICP. 1992;21:923–35. The treatment of acute fatty liver of pregnancy is expeditious delivery and intensive care. Files JC, Reyes H, Gonzalez MC, Ribalta J, Aburto H, Matus C, Schramm G, et al. Hepatitis in pregnancy. Chari RS, 4. Am J Gastroenterol. 12. Am J Obstet Gynecol. We will cover background, work-up, and management options for this condition. 25. Studies on the maternal-infant transmission of the viruses which cause acute hepatitis. Clin Drug Investig. Liver disease in pregnancy. Palmer RM, Kawakami S, Acute sporadic viral hepatitis in Ethiopia: causes, risk factors, and effects on pregnancy. Postpartum plasma exchange for atypical preeclampsia-eclampsia as HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome. The condition triggers intense itching, but without a rash. [Medline]. Perinatal outcomes associated with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Kretowicz E, McIntyre HD. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. Successful empiric treatment of HSV hepatitis in pregnancy. Successful empiric treatment of HSV hepatitis in pregnancy. Manzur A, Riely CA, Duffy TP. Liver biopsy is not indicated for diagnosis.31 The laboratory abnormalities in acute fatty liver of pregnancy include moderate elevations of transaminase levels (AST and ALT less than 1,000 IU per L), prolongation of prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, decreased fibrinogen, renal failure, profound hypoglycemia and bilirubin levels of 1 to 10 mg per dL (17.1 to 171.0 μmol per L). Hepatobiliary diseases in women. The molecular basis of pediatric long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency associated with maternal acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Postpartum plasma exchange for atypical preeclampsia-eclampsia as HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome. Kobayashi F, 6. 1992 Feb. 99(2):109-11. Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of cholestasis of pregnancy: a randomized, double-blind study controlled with placebo. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: three novel MDR3 gene mutations. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal outcome The association with the concentration of specific biochemical markers is unclear Ovadia et al. 335(8):569-76. 1997;89(5 Pt 2):883–90. Cotton PB. Boyer TD. This case study presents the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, a liver disorder resulting in impaired bile flow and pruritis. Barron WM. Hale DE, Recurrent acute fatty liver of pregnancy. 2010 Feb 13. ACOG and SMFM have released guidance on the timing of medically indicated late-preterm and early-term deliveries, based on placental, fetal and maternal complications. Seeff LB. Obstet Gynecol. Cholestasis and biliary obstruction are evaluated by measuring alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, 5'-nucleotidase or gamma glutamyl transpeptidase levels1 (Figure 1). 261369-overview
Heterozygous MDR3 missense mutation associated with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: evidence for a defect in protein trafficking. Sinakos E, Lindor KD. Kania RJ. Hepatology. The clinical features are maternal pruritus in the absence of a rash and deranged liver function tests, including raised serum bile acids. [Full Text]. Herpesvirus infections of pregnancy. 15(6):1043-7. Reyes H, Stagno S, Magann EF, 15. Ronald M Ramus, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Medical Society of Virginia, Society for Maternal-Fetal MedicineDisclosure: Nothing to disclose. Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on conjugated bile acids and progesterone metabolites in serum and urine of patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. It is manifested in itching of a healthy skin in late pregnancy, and the diagnosis is verified by abnormal liver function tests (LFTs). Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a liver disease unique to pregnancy. Mullally BA, Hansen WF. [52]. Hepatology. BJOG. Sims HF, CHRISTINE M. HUNT, M.D., and ALA I. SHARARA, M.D., Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Gonzalez MC, Boyer TD. Pregnancies complicated by HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets): subsequent pregnancy outcome and long-term prognosis. Lee NM, Brady CW. [Medline]. 15(9):1126-9. [Medline]. Gastroenterology. Perry KG Jr, Jacquemin E, De Vree JM, Cresteil D, Sokal EM, Sturm E, Dumont M. The wide spectrum of multidrug resistance 3 deficiency: from neonatal cholestasis to cirrhosis of adulthood. This material may not otherwise be downloaded, copied, printed, stored, transmitted or reproduced in any medium, whether now known or later invented, except as authorized in writing by the AAFP. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also known as obstetric cholestasis, cholestasis of pregnancy, jaundice of pregnancy, and prurigo gravidarum, is a medical condition in which cholestasis occurs during pregnancy.It typically presents with itching and can lead to complications for both mother and baby.. Pruritus (itching) is a common symptom of pregnancy, affecting around 23% of women. George A VanBuren, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, George A VanBuren, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Romero R, Shanklin DR. Cairns SR, 37. Ann Intern Med. Am J Obstet Gynecol. But, more worrisome are the potential complications for you and your baby. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial comparing dexamethasone and ursodeoxycholic acid. Reyes H. Review: intrahepatic cholestasis. 19:351-355. 112(3):250-1. Part II: Herpes simplex virus and varicellazoster virus infections. 2011 Mar. Greenstein D, Liver hemorrhage: recurrent episodes during pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia. Samuels P, Br Med J. 2013 Jul. [Medline]. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is characterized by pruritus and an elevation in serum bile acid concentrations, typically developing in the late second and/or third trimester and rapidly resolving after delivery. World J Gastroenterol. 2004 Aug. 40(2):467-74. Blake PG, Cholelithiasis occurs in 6 percent of pregnancies; complications can safely be treated with surgery. The surgical management of intra-abdominal inflammatory conditions during pregnancy. [Medline]. Bennett MJ, Tribe RM, Dann AT, Kenyon AP, Seed P, Shennan AH, Mallet A. Longitudinal profiles of 15 serum bile acids in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. Case report and review of the literature. Perry KG Jr, [Medline]. Pregnancy-related liver diseases. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Palma J, Chauhan SP, 19. [49, 50] The elevation of aminotransferases associated with ICP varies from a mild increase to a 10- to 25-fold increase. Morrison JC, KS Kohari, R Carroll, S Capogna, A Ditchik, N Fox, LA Ferrara. 1994;96(1A):18S–22S. Mabie WC. Friedman SA. Previous: Diagnosis and Treatment of the Acute Scrotum, Next: Evaluating Patients for Return to Work, Home
59/No. Chappell LC, Gurung V, Seed PT, Chambers J, Williamson C, Thornton JG. Hepatology. 12(3):211-6. Treem WR, Liver biopsy reveals periportal hemorrhage and fibrin deposition.25 Recent data suggest that a defect in nitric oxide metabolism may contribute to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.26,27, Notable hepatic abnormalities in the HELLP syndrome include hemolysis (with elevated bilirubin levels and lactate dehydrogenase levels greater than 600 IU per L), moderately elevated transaminase levels (AST and ALT levels of 200 to 700 IU per L) and a platelet count less than 100,000 per mL (100 Ã 109 per L).2,3 Patients typically present with right upper quadrant pain and malaise.2,3 Sixty percent of patients exhibit significant weight gain or edema; 50 percent have nausea or emesis.3 No correlation has been noted between extent of hypertension, liver function test abnormalities or liver biopsy findings.25, The maternal and fetal complications of HELLP syndrome are significant. Laatikainen T. Effect of cholestyramine and phenobarbital on pruritus and serum bile acid levels in cholestasis of pregnancy. 1994;171:1154–8. Alkaline phosphatase (AP) is elevated in ICP up to 4-fold, but this is not helpful for diagnosis of the disorder since AP is elevated in pregnancy due to production by the placenta. Prognostic and mechanistic potential of progesterone sulfates in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and pruritus gravidarum. Palma J, Obstetric management of gastroenterologic complications of pregnancy. 1229740-overview
Hepatic histopathologic condition does not correlate with laboratory abnormalities in HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count). It has been associated with severe adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal distress, spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, and … Abu-Hayyeh S, Ovadia C, Lieu T, Jensen DD, et al. No single liver function test is available to quantify liver disease. 2004. for: Medscape. Liver histopathology reveals centrilobular bile stasis. Whitley RJ. Riely CA. Intrahepatic cholestasis complicates 0.01 to 0.02 percent of pregnancies in North America, 1 to 1.5 percent of pregnancies in Sweden and 5 to 21 percent of pregnancies in Chile.20 The disease is rare in black patients.20 A strong family history of cholestasis of pregnancy is typically described by the patient.20 Kindred studies reveal alterations in bromosulfophthalein clearance following estrogen treatment in both male and female relatives of women affected by intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.19. Infants of patients with marked hyperbilirubinemia during pregnancy may require exchange transfusion at birth.37. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, International Society for Clinical Densitometry, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. Brackett JC, Newman JS, 1993;11:313–24. Symptoms associated with acute fatty liver of pregnancy include anorexia, nausea, emesis, abdominal pain, jaundice, headache and central nervous system disturbances.3,30 Hepatic histopathology reveals pericentral microvesicular fat with minimal inflammation or necrosis. Reyes H. Glorioso DV, [15], BA levels have been suggested to be used for diagnosis and management of ICP but there is no uniform agreement on the criteria for diagnosing ICP. 1993;77:1115–27. Chopra S, Am J Obstet Gynecol. Fisk NM, Storey GN. Fidelma B Rigby, MD Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center [Medline]. 1994;18:143–5. Liver disease in pregnancy. 2014 Apr 1. (RUQ = right upper quadrant). The most common symptom of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is itching which typically develops in the third trimester. Pusl T, Beuers U. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. The bile then builds up in the liver, impairing liver function. Carson KL, 2012 Aug 11. Sign up for the free AFP email table of contents. [Medline]. Parer JT, Martin J, Ivankovic MB, [Full Text]. Kawakami S, Reyes H, Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1992;167:1538–43. / Journals
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Cairns SR, Patients with hepatic rupture typically present in shock, with preceding right upper quadrant pain, hypertension, elevated transaminase levels (greater than 1,000 IU per L) and coagulopathy.4 Therapy for hepatic rupture has included transfusion of blood products and intravenous fluids, surgical evacuation and arterial embolization.4 These therapies have met with only moderate success; a 59 to 70 percent maternal mortality rate and a 75 percent perinatal mortality rate have been noted in hepatic rupture.4 Late complications arising after treatment of hepatic rupture include hepatic abscess formation and pleural effusions. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a retrospective case-control study of perinatal outcome. Hepatology. Griffin PH. Roberts WE, Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1981 Sep 15. All of the women delivered healthy babies at term.17, Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy occurs in 0.01 percent of pregnancies in the United States. 10(2):131-5. [Medline]. Once a diagnosis of ICP has been made, total bile acid levels can be followed every 2-3 weeks to guide therapy and timing of delivery. Pregnant women with hepatitis E infection exhibit markedly increased fatality rates (10 to 20 percent).6,8,9, Disseminated HSV infection is associated with prodromal systemic illness, vesicular skin rash and leukopenia.10,11 Maternal and fetal mortality rates reach 50 percent without treatment. et al. Bennett MJ, Contact 2006 Aug. 131(2):624-9. 375(9714):594-605. Malangoni MA. Newman JS, Hunt CM, Hernandez I, Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures in evaluation of liver disease. Fallon GL, Hypertens Pregnancy. Kaplan MM. [Medline]. Sibai BM. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Jan. 45(1):150-8. [Medline]. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in twin pregnancies. Intrahepatic cholestasis has an adverse effect on fetal development, and affected pregnancies merit closer surveillance. Samuels P, Chen J, Deng W, Wang J, Shao Y, Ou M, Ding M. Primary bile acids as potential biomarkers for the clinical grading of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. 47(3):1067-76. [Medline]. Patients with risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection, such as intravenous drug use or other parenteral exposures, should undergo screening for hepatitis C virus infection before pregnancy with second- or third-generation hepatitis C virus antibody assays to confirm exposure to the virus.12 Women with documented hepatitis C virus infection who are contemplating pregnancy should be encouraged to undergo human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and repeated quantitative hepatitis C virus RNA measurements to determine their probable risk of hepatitis C virus vertical transmission. Clin Infect Dis. Less commonly, hepatic rupture complicates growth of hepatic adenomata or other masses during pregnancy.3 Hepatic rupture most commonly involves the right lobe.4 It is believed to be a continuum of preeclampsia, in which areas of coalescing hemorrhage result in thinning of the capsule and intraperitoneal hemorrhage.4 Case reports have documented numerous pseudoaneurysms in the area of hemorrhage, raising the possibility of a vasculopathy contributing to this rare disorder.35. 2014 Apr. The intrapartum platelet count in patients with HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome: is it predictive of later hemorrhagic complications? Curr Clin Pharmacol. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a liver disorder in the late second and early third trimester of pregnancy. All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2021 by WebMD LLC. Aim of the body Heneghan MA two to four weeks after the onset of itching Arrese M Togashi... 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