WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 2001: Re: Age 31 - 1st pregnancy

Re: Age 31 - 1st pregnancy - tons of itching = LIVER DISEASE

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:20:57 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Fetty wrote: >
>Hello ladies, I was pregnant for 3 mos. before I was diagnosed with
>PUPPs (Pruritic papules of pregnancy) - extreme itching all over my
>body. I used tons of anti-itch cremes + prednisone towards the end of
>my 8th month. My OBGYN told me that the itching would go away after the
>baby was born. My son was born in Jan.2000 and I am still itching.

then it is not - and probalby was not -- PUPPS

I >have seen a numerous amount of dermatologists for my itching symptoms
>and felt that it must be something else. In Dec.2000, I went to a
>doctor who specializes in INTERNAL MEDICINE and found that my liver
>enzymes were totally elevated and the doctor referred me to a liver
>specialist. Since then, I have had a liver biopsy, an ERCP(where they
>stick a tube down my throat with little camera's into my bile ducts,
>pancreas, gall bladder, etc... I am 31 years old and in excellent
>health and shape, and it shocked me when after both of these tests, that
>I may have Autoimmune hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, or Primary
>Sclerosing Choleangitis...all resulting in scarring of the liver and
>eventually sometime in my lifetime will have to have a Liver
>transplant!! I am currently seeking second and third opinions at
>Stanford and waiting to be diagnosed properly.

the hepatic clinic at Stanford is EXCELLENT -- you are in good hands there

This email is intended >to shed some light on itching caused by pregnancies. However, PBC,PSC
>and Autoimmune Hepatitis have NO CAUSES, therefore stem from your own
>body fighting the liver. I advise all women to investigate all aspects
>with other types of doctors regarding the severity of what your
>situation may be.
>Sincerely,
>FM

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA

author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide

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