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Alkaline phosphatase
Hi, My wife is 35 week pregnant. She is suffering from severing itching on body and acne and rashes all time itching and rashes on leg hand stomach back since last 1 week. Our Dr. Suggested to take LFT test in which alkaline phosphatase level is 154.2h.which is high to normal range. WILL this create any problem baby and mother or delivering the baby or to the mother. Any way to reduce THIS?
AND HOW IS DIAGNOSIS IS IT obstetric cholestasis or not?
I attach the report
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist
19 yrs exp
Chennai
Since SGOT and SGPT are normal in report as per yourLFT report it is normal and not cholestasis of pregnancy. Having said that it is more important to realise that she is having symptoms of cholestasis of pregnancy. Please take Tablet Udiliv 300 mg two tablets two times a day for 2 weeks.
Next Steps
Alkaline phosphatase of Placenta origin is high in all pregnancy. Your wife report is essentially normal
You need to do
1. Liver function test after 2 weeks
2. Urine bile salt and bile pigment
3. Monitoring of blood pressure and coagulation profile
Health Tips
For itching use
1. Atarax Tablet at bedtime
2. Momex ointment for local application
3. Caladryl lotion for local application
Avoid scratch to prevent secondary bacterial infection
Please note that covid is also presenting as rash in some people.
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