RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Update on viral hepatitis in pregnancy
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 202
OP 206
DO 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15139
VO 84
IS 3
A1 Zhili Shao
A1 Mohammad Al Tibi
A1 Jamilé Wakim-Fleming
YR 2017
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/3/202.abstract
AB Pregnant women with acute viral hepatitis are at higher risk of morbidity and death than pregnant women with chronic viral hepatitis. The risk of death is highest with acute viral hepatitis E, and the rate of transmission to the baby may be highest with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Managing viral hepatitis in pregnancy requires assessing the risk of transmission to the baby, determining the gestational age at the time of infection and the mother’s risk of decompensation, and understanding the side effects of antiviral drugs.