Maternal Death due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy.
10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.4.141
- Author:
Jeong Hwa KWON
1
;
Misun CHOI
;
Hongil HA
;
Sohyung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy;
Maternal death;
Forensic pathology;
Autopsy
- MeSH:
Autopsy;
Dissent and Disputes;
Fatty Liver*;
Forensic Pathology;
Maternal Death*;
Pregnancy*
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2017;41(4):141-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is one of the sudden unexpected causes in pregnancy and maternal deaths. It has been considered as a potential fatal disease in pregnancy, but the postmortem findings of AFLP is not well known. Because an unexpected maternal death may lead to a legal dispute, forensic pathologists should be aware of clinical presentations and postmortem findings of AFLP. Therefore, we presented our case and reviewed with literatures.
