Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report of an uncommon disease.
A 24-year-old female at 34-week gestation, presented with malaise, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, and absent foetal movements. A clinical diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy was made. Although early caesarean section was performed, postoperative course was complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) sepsis, and continuing coagulopathy. Supportive management in an intensive care unit resulted in successful outcome.
Vora
Kalpana S
KS
Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center and Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad-380 016, Gujarat, India. drkalpana_vora@yahoo.co.in
Shah
Veena R
VR
Parikh
Geeta P
GP