The clinical, histological and ultrastructural findings in a case of acute steatosis of pregnancy with a severe cholestatic syndrome
Visconti, M.; Rabitti, P.G.; Uomo, G.; Laccetti, M.; Picciotto, F.P.; Borgia, G.; Cicciarello, S.; Lambiase, A.; Nappa, S.; Galloro, V.
Minerva Medica 81(4): 307-314
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 2188170 Document Number: 362059
A case of acute steatosis in pregnancy featuring unusually severe cholestasis is discussed with details of the successful outcome for mother and foetus. The correspondence between clinical picture, histological and ultrasound findings is reported together with a detailed review of the latest reports in the literature and what they reveal about the true incidence of the disease, the variability of the clinical picture, whether and when it is better for both mother and child to interrupt.