Acute fatty liver of pregnancy after exposure to toluene. A case report.
We describe a patient in whom acute fatty liver of pregnancy developed after long-term toluene exposure. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy was documented by a liver biopsy specimen stained with oil red O and observed under electron microscopy. Although the mother did well, she gave birth to a stillborn whose autopsy showed visceral congestion and placental infarction. This case raises the hypothesis of a possible relationship between toluene exposure and acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
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Department of Pathology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014050:Toluene / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014050:Toluene