@article{Dermit_Brkic_Galic_Orlovic_Krznaric Lovosevic_Plesa_Blagaic_2017, title={Cholestasis of pregnancy}, volume={1}, url={https://biomedsurg.com/ojs300/index.php/BioMedSurg/article/view/65}, DOI={10.5281/zenodo.1219189}, abstractNote={<p>Cholestasis of pregnancy is a dysfunction of the liver characterized by pruritus and increased concentration of bile acids in the plasma during the second and third trimester. The cause of cholestasis of pregnancy is unknown, but it is believed to be connected to genetic factors and high values of the pregnancy hormone, which causes a disorder in the transport of bile acids in liver ducts. The leading symptom is pruritus, which is often generalized, but dominant on the palms and soles of the feet, and worsens during the night. Cholestasis of pregnancy is dangerous because it increases the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, meconium stained amniotic fluid, fetal distress, and intrauterine fetal death.</p>}, number={3}, journal={BioMedicine and Surgery}, author={Dermit, Kosjenka and Brkic, Maja and Galic, Tihana and Orlovic, Marta and Krznaric Lovosevic, Ana Marija and Plesa, Ivona and Blagaic, Vladimir}, year={2017}, month={Sep.}, pages={121–124} }