FATTY LIVER IN PREGNANCY

Course overview

ACUTE FATTY LIVER IN PREGNANCY (AFLP) IS AN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY AND CARRIES HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, INCLUDING DEATH IN THE MOTHER AND HER FETUS. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MATERNAL LIVER FAILURE. MATERNAL MORTALITY HAS DECREASED TO 4% IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO QUICKER DIAGNOSIS AND IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. AFLP IS NOT A PREDICTABLE OR PREVENTABLE CONDITION. LIVER FAILURE, COAGULOPATHY, HEMORRHAGE, RENAL FAILURE, AND SEVERE INFECTION CAN BE LETHAL FOR BOTH THE MOTHER AND FETUS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE PATHOGENESIS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS DISEASE.