Acute fatty liver of pregnancy mimicking puerperal sepsis: Report of a case with literature review
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report.
The third trimester of pregnancy has several unique disease entities that challenge the anesthetist. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is an increasingly recognized metabolic disorder found late in pregnancy. Current research estimates the incidence of AFLP at 1 per 6,659 births. Improved maternal morbidity and mortality is credited to early recognition and termination of the pregnancy. The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1658-631X
DOI: 10.4103/1658-631x.170894