Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Case report

Leonid I. Dvoretsky , Vladimir V. Rezvan , Natalia V. Afanaseva

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Abstract

The case of acute fatty liver of pregnancy (rare pregnancy-related disorder) with favorable outcome has been reported. Diagnosis criteria, possible mechanisms of the disease, course and outcome have been discussed.

Keywords: pregnancy, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, acute fatty liver dystrophy.

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For citation:Dvoretsky L.I., Rezvan V.V., Afanaseva N.V. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Case report. Clinical review for general practice. 2020; 2: 25–28. DOI: 10.47407/kr2020.1.2.00014

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Clinical review for general practice