TITLE:
Case Report-Early Detection of Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy in Urgent Care Department with Nonspecific Symptoms
AUTHORS:
Renuka Jangalgi, Shabnam Faheem, Shakeela Irfan
KEYWORDS:
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP), Pregnancy, Liver Disorder
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
15,
2022
ABSTRACT: Acute
fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare but serious disorder affecting pregnancy.
The rarity of this situation along with nonspecific symptoms
makes it difficult to diagnose and thus causes catastrophic events. Biochemical parameters are required to diagnose this condition and
differentiate it from other life threatening causes of pregnancy like HELLP
syndrome and Preeclampsia. To avoid complications it is imperative to diagnose
this condition at the earliest by doing blood test investigation and
symptomatic management and delivery. We present a case in our hospital which came to
urgent care with nonspecific symptoms and was diagnosed on blood
tests and managed promptly and thus averted a catastrophic event.