The global prevalence of viral hepatitis is very high and seems to be rising over the years.
The infection can profoundly affect pregnant women causing significant maternal and …

The management of viral hepatitis in the setting of pregnancy requires special consideration.
There are five liver-specific viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, E), each with unique epidemiology …

Acute viral hepatitis is the most common cause of jaundice in pregnancy. The course of most
viral hepatitis infections (eg, hepatitis A, B, C and D) is unaffected by pregnancy, however, a …

Disease description Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a single-stranded 27-nm RNA picornavirus.
HAV infection is usually a self-limiting illness that does not lead to chronic infection, and …

Viral hepatitis can cause significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Hepatitis
A and E mainly present as acute hepatitis during pregnancy, while hepatitis C and D are …

The severity of hepatitis during pregnancy and the effect of hepatitis on pregnancy and the
fetus have been evaluated in southern Iran. The prospective study group included 34 …

Viral hepatitis is caused by a heterogenous group of viral agents representing a wide range
of phylogenetic groups. Many viruses can involve the liver and cause liver injury but only a …

Jaundice during pregnancy may be the result either of disease uniquely associated with the
pregnant state or of disease totally unrelated to the pregnancy. In the United States, the most …

Objective: A great degree of controversy prevails over the existing reports on the severity
and outcome of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) during pregnancy. The present study describes …

Our objective was to provide a comprehensive review of the current knowledge regarding
pregnancy and hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection as well as recent …