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Fulminant herpes simplex virus hepatic failure in pregnancy requiring liver transplantation
Author(s) -
THURMAN R.H.,
KÖNIG K.,
WATKINS A.,
WEERASIRI T.,
PERMEZEL M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2010.01193.x
Subject(s) - fulminant hepatic failure , herpes simplex virus , medicine , liver transplantation , fulminant , gestation , pregnancy , fulminant hepatitis , fetus , hepatitis e virus , hepatitis , obstetrics , virus , transplantation , immunology , virology , biology , genetics , biochemistry , gene , genotype
Herpes simplex virus hepatitis is a rare but potentially fatal condition that usually affects the immunocompromised, including pregnant women. This case report details the course of fulminant hepatic failure in a woman at 31 weeks gestation resulting in emergent delivery of the fetus and liver transplant in the mother.