Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy in an Asian Woman with Chronic Hepatitis-B

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem affecting approximately 350 million people worldwide [1]. Prevalence of hepatitis B among pregnant women in the endemic regions such as China and Thailand is about 7.6% and 6.2% respectively [2,3]. Perinatal transmission is the major route of acquiring hepatitis B infection in HBV endemic countries. The risk of HBV transmission increases with the maternal HBV DNA level [4].

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