Acute liver failure in pregnancy due to autoimmune hepatitis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(8)2021 Aug 11.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34380673
ABSTRACT
Autoimmune hepatitis is a diagnosis rarely made in pregnancy, especially in the setting of acute liver failure. If unrecognised and untreated, it can result in significant fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. We report a case of acute liver failure in a patient presenting at 17 weeks' gestation. She was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis via transjugular liver biopsy. Prednisone therapy was initiated, resulting in disease remission for the remainder of her pregnancy. Induction of labour at 37 weeks' gestation resulted in delivery of a healthy small for gestational age neonate. Prompt diagnosis of a non-obstetrical aetiology for acute liver failure in pregnancy is critical to provide the appropriate therapy to achieve an optimal pregnancy outcome.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Liver Failure, Acute
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Hepatitis, Autoimmune
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Case Rep
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States