Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 449-452.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.03.037

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Progress in diagnosis and treatment of patients with pregnancy-specific liver disease

Zhu Lin, Qin Gang   

  1. Center for Liver Disease Study, Third People's Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong 226006, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2020-05-25 Online:2021-05-30 Published:2021-04-30

Abstract: There are normal physiological changes in the liver functions during pregnancy. Nevertheless, 3% of pregnant women have liver dysfunction. Pregnancy-specific liver disease is the main cause of abnormal liver function. About 0% to 25% of pregnant women die from pregnancy-specific liver disease. It is particularly important to improve clinician’s recognition of this entity. We reviewed the literature on pregnancy-specific liver disease in recent years and the progress in the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of some pregnancy-specific liver diseases was summarized in this paper, in order to provide reference for its diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: Pregnancy-related liver diseases, Diagnosis, Treatment