Peripartum acute liver failure from a vaso-occlusive crisis in a patient with sickle cell trait

K Khozaim; M Schellinger; O Cummings; B Robinson

doi:10.1038/jp.2013.31

Peripartum acute liver failure from a vaso-occlusive crisis in a patient with sickle cell trait

J Perinatol. 2013 Aug;33(8):654-6. doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.31.

Authors

K Khozaim¹, M Schellinger, O Cummings, B Robinson

Affiliation

¹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indianapolis, IN, USA. kkhozaim@iupui.edu

PMID: 23897311
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.31

Abstract

Acute liver failure during pregnancy is a rare and potentially fatal occurrence. Sickle cell (SC) crises, when precipitated by pregnancy, usually affect patients with SC disease. We report a case of peripartum acute liver failure due to SC vaso-occlusive crisis of the liver in a patient with SC trait.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
Adult
Female
Humans
Liver / pathology*
Liver Failure, Acute / etiology*
Liver Failure, Acute / pathology
Peripartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications*
Sickle Cell Trait / complications*