A Case of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy.
- Author:
Ji Yeon KIM
1
;
Woo Young LEE
;
Jung Man KIM
;
Kyoung Jin KWAK
;
Hyun Ah JUN
;
Hong Bae KIM
;
Keun Young LEE
;
Song Won KANG
;
Rim Soo WON
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Hallym university, Seoul, Korea. drhbkim@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pregnancy;
Acute fatty liver
- MeSH:
Blood Platelets;
Cholestasis;
Fatty Liver*;
Female;
HELLP Syndrome;
Hepatitis;
Humans;
Jaundice;
Liver;
Liver Failure, Acute;
Nausea;
Pre-Eclampsia;
Pregnancy Trimester, Third;
Pregnancy*;
Vomiting
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2003;14(3):320-326
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy(AFLP) is rare, potentially fatal disorder developing in the third trimester of pregnancy. It is characterized by nausea, vomiting, jaundice and malaise. Initially the disease is often mistaken for preeclampsia, HELLP(hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low blood platelet count)syndrome, fulminant hepatitis and cholestasis of pregnancy. But acute fatty liver of pregnancy has clinical manifestations, biochemical findings and complications clearly distinguished of HELLP syndrome, fulminant hepatitis and cholestasis of pregnancy. We report a case of pregnancy complicated with fatty liver with brief review of the common causes of acute hepatic failure associated with pregnancy.