RESUMO
Pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is unusual, because of the metabolic alterations that the liver disease produces.We report a case of a cirrhotic alcoholic patient who was pregnant twice. The first pregnancy was successful delivering a baby of 2,500g. On the second one, the patient died because of digestive hemorrahage caused esophageal varices the fetus also died.
RESUMO
La gestación en mujeres cirróticas es inusual, por las alteraciones metabólicas queesta enfermedad produce. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con cirrosis alcohólica que tuvo dos embarazos. El primero fue a término con un recién nacido de 2,500 g; en el segundo, la paciente falleció por hemorragia digestiva por várices esofágicas; hubo óbito fetal.
pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is unusual, beca use of the metabolic alterations that the liver disease produces. We report a case of a cirrhotic alcoholic patient who was pregnant twice. The first pregnancy was successful delivering a baby of 2,500 g. On the second one, the patient died because of digestive hemorrahage caused esophageal varices the fetus also died.