Atypical Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy: A Red Herring

ABSTRACT Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is an intrahepatic etiology of acute cholestasis commonly defined by pruritus and increased bile acids, liver transaminases, and, occasionally, bilirubin. Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive agent associated with various forms of hepatoxicity, ranging from transient rises in serum aminotransferase levels, acute cholestatic injury, and chronic hepatic injury. In this report, we present a 20-year-old pregnant woman who presented with cholestatic liver injury due to intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with a clinical picture complicated by increased levels of azathioprine metabolites.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  ACG Case Reports Journal

• Publication date

  2024-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.14309/crj.0000000000001339PMID 38638198PMCID 11025705
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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