Acute Fatty Liver in Pregnancy: A Rare but Catastrophic Complication of Late Pregnancy

ABSTRACT Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a sudden catastrophic illness occurring almost exclusively in the third trimester, where microvesicular fatty infiltration results in encephalopathy and hepatic failure.1 Although the exact pathogenesis is unknown but the disease has been linked to...

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Main Authors: Nigar Sadaf, Rubina Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ziauddin University 2024-05-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Online Access:https://ojs.zu.edu.pk/pjmd/article/view/2936