The Initial Presentation of Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Mimicking Acute Viral Hepatitis

Mark S. Brown; K. Rajender Reddy; George T. Hensley; Lennox J. Jeffers; Eugene R. Schiff

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1987.tb01732.x

The Initial Presentation of Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Mimicking Acute Viral Hepatitis

Mark S. Brown, K. Rajender Reddy, George T. Hensley, Lennox J. Jeffers, Eugene R. Schiff

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Abstract

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy, a disease of the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, may have varied presentations. An unusual initial presentation of acute fatty liver of pregnancy mimicking an acute viral hepatitis is reported herein. Osmium tetroxide preparation of pathological specimen for the diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy is also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	554-557
Number of pages	4
Journal	The American journal of gastroenterology
Volume	82
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1987.tb01732.x
State	Published - Jun 1987

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Hepatology
Gastroenterology

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