Case Report
Plasmapheresis in Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy: An Effective Treatment
Table 1
Laboratory data of the first patient.
| Admission day | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 43 | Plasmapheresis session | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 22 | — | PT (sec) | 22 | 21 | 22.9 | 18 | 13.3 | 12 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 12 | INR | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | PTT (sec) | 55 | 50 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | WBC (×103/mm3) | 27 | 32.1 | 30.2 | 26.4 | 15.8 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 14 | 15.7 | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 9.1 | 9.3 | 6 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 12 | 11.5 | Platelet (×103/mm3) | 61 | 43 | 39 | 54 | 43 | 91 | 133 | 220 | 348 | Glucose (mg/dL) | 110 | 87 | 90 | 156 | 189 | 200 | 167 | 250 | 160 | Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 9 | 10 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | LD (U/L) | 952 | 1050 | 1120 | 870 | 546 | 711 | 458 | 420 | 325 | AST (U/L) | 178 | 150 | 71 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 32 | ALT (U/L) | 186 | 130 | 42 | 50 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 27 | Creatinin (mg/dL) | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Ascites | + | + | + | + | − | − | − | − | − |
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PT: prothrombin time. INR: international normalized ratio. PTT: partial thromboplastin time. WBC: white blood cell. LD: lactate dehydrogenase. AST: aspartate aminotransferase. ALT: alanine aminotransferase.
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