Open AccessAcute fatty liver of pregnancy accompanied with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and encephalopathy: A case report
Author(s) -
Qazi Saba Saleem,
Danish Shiza,
Akhai Anusha,
Khwaja Hania,
Tahir Muhammad Junaid,
Eljack Mohammed Mahmmoud Fadelallah,
Farooqui Sabeeh Khawar,
Asghar Muhammad Sohaib
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6485
Subject(s) - acute fatty liver of pregnancy , medicine , hellp syndrome , coagulopathy , pregnancy , hemolysis , encephalopathy , liver disease , hepatic encephalopathy , fatty liver , disseminated intravascular coagulation , gastroenterology , disease , consumptive coagulopathy , eclampsia , fetus , cirrhosis , genetics , biology
Acute fatty liver disease of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare condition associated with other common liver manifestations such as hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome (HELLP). We present a 27‐year‐old pregnant woman who developed hepatic encephalopathy and DIC after being diagnosed with Acute fatty liver disease of pregnancy.