Postpartum acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report

Abstract Background Acute fatty liver of pregnancy can be a very dramatic clinical event with significant risk of mortality to healthy women. The pathogenesis is still unknown. It usually occurs in the third trimester or in the immediate postpartum period. The clinical presentation is very variable....

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Main Authors: Naser Al-Husban, Oqba Al-Kuran, Amal Al Helou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1593-3