Review Article
Retrospective Study of Seven Cases with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy
Table 4
Complications associated with AFLP.
| | Findings | Number of patients () | Percentage (%) |
| | Hypoglycemia | 4 | 57.1 | | Acute renal insufficiency | 7 | 100 | | DIC | 4 | 57.1 | | Ascites | 2 | 28.5 | | Liver failure | 4 | 57.1 | | Hepatic encephalopathy | 3 | 42.8 | | ARDS | 3 | 42.8 | | Hemorrhagic shock | 3 | 42.8 | | Pulmonary Edema | 1 | 14.2 | | Sepsis | 1 | 14.2 | | Metabolic acidosis | 2 | 28.5 | | MODS | 4 | 57.1 | | IGT | 1 | 14.2 | | Maternal death | 1 | 14.2 |
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DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; MODS: multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; IGT: impaired glucose tolerance.
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