Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. A case report of the differential diagnosis of pregnancy-associated liver diseases
Gerken, G.; Weilemann, L.S.; Börner, N.; Dienes, H.P.; Manns, M.; Hess, G.; Dippold, W.; Meyer zum Büschenfelde, K.H.
Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 24(12): 738-744
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2771 PMID: 3548107 Document Number: 270436
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare, but often fatal disorder in the third trimester of pregnancy. We report on a patient with AFLP complicated by acute hemorrhagic diathesis, who survived after early diagnosis and adequate treatment. On electronmicroscopy, the characteristic microvesicular fatty deposits in the centrolobular hepatocytes could be demonstrated.