Acute hepatic failure at term. Diagnostic problems posed by broad clinical spectrum.
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy presents near term as fulminant hepatic failure, often associated with mild preeclampsia and profound coagulopathy. To protect the life of mother and baby this syndrome must be rapidly diagnosed and differentiated from other conditions that may occur in pregnancy.
D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*