Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP) – Case Report
Akutní těhotenská steatóza jater – kazuistika
Cíl:
Vlastní pozorování a shrnutí současných poznatků o akutní těhotenské steatóze jater.
Typ studie:
Kazuistika.
Název a sídlo pracoviště:
Gynekologicko-porodnické oddělení Nemocnice Most.
Předmět a metoda studie:
V kazuistice popisujeme akutní těhotenskou steatózu jater u 30leté primipary, která se manifestovala až v časném šestinedělí.
Závěr:
Akutní těhotenská steatóza jater je vzácná, leč život ohrožující komplikace pozdního těhotenství a časného šestinedělí. Prognóza onemocnění závisí na včasném rozpoznání stavu a jeho intenzivní léčbě.
Klíčová slova:
akutní těhotenská steatóza jater, ikterus, gravidita
Authors:
M. Kacerovský; P. Hossner
Authors‘ workplace:
Gynekologicko-porodnické oddělení nemocnice Most, p. o., přednosta prim. MUDr. B. Bradáč
Published in:
Ceska Gynekol 2007; 72(2): 140-143
Category:
Original Article
Overview
Objective:
Description of case report and summary of the knowledge about acute fatty liver of pregnancy.
Design:
Case report.
Setting:
Department of Obstretrics and Gynecology Most.
Subject:
The case of 30-year-old woman primigravida with acute fatty liver in early postpartum period. The diagnosis of AFLP was initially suggested by the typical history of prodromal as malaise, anorexia and polydypsia before the delivery and the rapid onset of deeply jaundice developed with elevated bilirubin and liver enzymes in early postpartum period.
Conclusion:
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare, potentional fatal disease that occurs in third trimester or early postpartum period. It is thought to be caused by a disordered metabolism of fatty acids by mitochondria in the fetus, caused by deficiency in the long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase.
Key words:
acute fatty liver of pregnancy, jaundice, pregnancy
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Paediatric gynaecology Gynaecology and obstetrics Reproduction medicineArticle was published in
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