title: Pyruvate kinase deficiency: an unusual cause of puerperal jaundice.
abstract: We present one of the rarer causes of pregnancy-associated jaundice in the immediate puerperium. A 30-year-old multipara with pyruvate kinase deficiency became jaundiced within a few hours of delivery, following an uneventful pregnancy and labour at term. She responded to conservative management, the jaundice clearing and the altered liver function showing a steady return to normal. Pyruvate kinase deficiency may cause pregnancy-associated jaundice. A thorough investigation is still necessary to exclude other causes of jaundice in pregnancy and the puerperium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, South Tyneside District General Hospital, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, UK.
authors.forename: U I
authors.initials: UI
authors.lastname: Esen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Olajide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011770:Pyruvate Kinase / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D011770:Pyruvate Kinase