Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy in the prenatal: case report

Abstract

Given the clinical importance that this disease gives to the pregnancy-puerperal process, this study aims to report the case of a nurse with Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy. The case reported and the publications raised bring to light the discussion of an unusual clinical picture and of important repercussions for pregnant women and babies. Case report Female patient, 39 years old, nurse, resident in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, first-time child, affected by the IHCP at the 35th week of pregnancy, hands and soles, making sleep and routine activities difficult. With the emergence of new symptoms, such as choluria, fecal acolism and jaundice, added to the despair of pruritus that did not stop with the use of oral antihistamine, the study nurse searched the search site for symptoms associated with pregnancy and came across

Gravidic Intrahepatic Cholestasis With Concurrent COVID-19 Infection

“…Jaundice usually appears 1-4 weeks after pruritis and rarely as the first sign of pruritis. Women with a history of ICP (as well as first-degree relatives) had higher rates of gallstone development and cholecystitis than the general population (rate ratio: 3.7) [2,3]. However, if associated should prompt further evaluation for coexisting conditions like cholelithiasis, hepatitis, etc.…”