A Case of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Associated with Chronic Hepatitis C

A 27-year-old woman was admitted because of jaundice and severe liver damage during her 28th week of pregnancy on July 30, 1992. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) was suspected and Caesarian operation was performed. The liver biopsy specimen showed submassive necrosis and fatty metamorphosis and...

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Published inProgress of Digestive Endoscopy(1972) Vol. 50; pp. 218 - 221
Main Authors Kawamura, Naohiro, Asaba, Noriyuki, Koyama, Gen-ichi, Sato, Yoshihisa, Yajima, Saeko, Saito, Mitsuhiro, Imamura, Makiko, Tokuue, Hideki, Yokoyama, Takanori, Takasu, Masao, Yokokawa, Jun-ichi, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Takahasi, Shin-ichi, Saito, Shozo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society Kanto Chapter 06.06.1997
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Summary:A 27-year-old woman was admitted because of jaundice and severe liver damage during her 28th week of pregnancy on July 30, 1992. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) was suspected and Caesarian operation was performed. The liver biopsy specimen showed submassive necrosis and fatty metamorphosis and was diagnosed as AFLP. On admission HCV antibody was positive. The laparoscopic examination on 61 hospital day revealed irregular surface and reddish markings on the depressed area of the liver. Liver function tests were intermittently abnormal. The second iaparoscopy in September 1996 showed remarkable improvement of hepatic surface, although the reddish markings were still present. The histological findings of AFLP were improved and findings were consistent with chronic hepatitis type C (F1/A1) .
ISSN:0389-9403
2189-0021
DOI:10.11641/pdensks.50.0_218