Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2002 Oct;12(4):277-8. doi: 10.1080/jmf.12.4.277.278.

Abstract

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy can produce a great variety of complications. Of these, infections are important. We describe two cases, one of them complicated with uterine sepsis. Both gave evidence of the necessity for multidisciplinary treatment, which reduces the maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality produced by this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Clostridium Infections / etiology
  • Endometritis / etiology
  • Fatty Liver / complications*
  • Fatty Liver / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Liver Failure / etiology
  • Necrosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Uterus / microbiology
  • Uterus / pathology