Acute viral hepatitis during pregnancy

Acute hepatitis has a very low incidence disease during pregnancy. However, it may be an important cause of jaundice during gestation which in cases of viral etiology can have a very high morbidity and mortality risk to the mother and the fetus. The purpose of this review is to update the available...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista chilena de infectología 2010-12, Vol.27 (6), p.505-512
Hauptverfasser:	Valdés R, Enrique, Sepúlveda M, Alvaro, Candia P, Paula, Lattes A, Karina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Female Hepatitis, Viral, Human - diagnosis Hepatitis, Viral, Human - therapy Hepatitis, Viral, Human - transmission Humans Infant, Newborn Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - therapy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute hepatitis has a very low incidence disease during pregnancy. However, it may be an important cause of jaundice during gestation which in cases of viral etiology can have a very high morbidity and mortality risk to the mother and the fetus. The purpose of this review is to update the available knowledge regarding viral hepatitis during pregnancy including description of the main etiologies, transmission route, maternal-fetal risk and possible management.
ISSN:	0716-1018