Unusual case of severe cholestasis of pregnancy with early onset, improved by ursodeoxycholic acid administration

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-168

  Brites, Dora ^a   Rodrigues, Cecília M P ^a   Cardoso, Maria Da Conceição ^b   Graça, Luís M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bile acids; Cholestasis of pregnancy; Early onset; Treatment; Ursodeoxycholic acid

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; COLESTYRAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; LABOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS;

EID: 0032007521     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00185-1     Document Type: Article

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