Author(s)

Huynh Nguyen Khanh Trang^1,2, Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet^3*

¹Obstetric and Gynecology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
²High Risk Pregnancy Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
³Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare disease in Vietnam. Diagnosis by recorded literature is often difficult to distinguish from viral hepatitis, paraplegia, or bile duct disease, so AFLP diagnosis is often delayed. The prevalence of hepatitis B in Vietnam in pregnant women is estimated at 10% REF _Ref494526757 \r \h [1], preeclampsia is estimated at 0.2% REF _Ref494526760 \r \h [2]. A case pregnant woman has 35.5-week gestational age with AFLP, who was safely delivered both mother and infant at Hung Vuong hospital, Vietnam. A careful history and physical examination, in conjunction with compatible laboratory and ultrasound imaging results, are often sufficient to make the diagnosis, and liver biopsy is rarely indicated. Intensive adjuvant therapy and rapid birth control are essential for maternal and fetal outcomes.

Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Expeditious Delivery

Trang, H. and Tuyet, H. (2017) Case Report: Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 7, 1017-1023. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2017.710102.