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Raised serum bile acid level linked to IHP.(Obstetrics)

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| January 01, 2005 | Jancin, Bruce | COPYRIGHT 2005 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

VIENNA -- An elevated serum bile acid level is a highly reliable indicator of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy in a woman who presents with itching and excoriated skin lesions late in gestation, Christina M. Rudolph, M.D., reported at the annual meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research.

The differential diagnosis of pruritic skin conditions during pregnancy has often been vexing because of extensive overlap in clinical presentation. But in her series of 75 patients who presented with pruritic skin changes to a specialized dermatology clinic for pregnant women, the lowest serum bile acid level among the 11 patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP)--7.3 ...

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