Non-fatal acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
Four patients are described, admitted during a three-year period, who recovered from acute fatty liver of pregnancy; vomiting and jaundice were the main manifestations of the disease; coma and anuria were absent. During the same period, we observed one patient who died of acute fatty liver of pregnancy. This experience suggests that the non-fatal form of the disorder may be much commoner than the fatal form.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*