Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy

We report a case of 29 years old woman who was diagnosed with acute fatty liver of pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation with unusual evolution (pregnancy prolonged until 36 weeks of gestation) to draw attention on the possibility of occurrence of this pathology in the second trimester of pregnancy eve...

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Main Authors: Alaeddine Yassin, Walid Denguezli, Anissa Fessi, Leila Njim, Raja Falah, Abdelfattah Zakhama, Mohamed Sakouhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/402710
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author Alaeddine Yassin
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Anissa Fessi
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Raja Falah
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description We report a case of 29 years old woman who was diagnosed with acute fatty liver of pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation with unusual evolution (pregnancy prolonged until 36 weeks of gestation) to draw attention on the possibility of occurrence of this pathology in the second trimester of pregnancy even with a milder clinical presentation and course.
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spelling doaj-art-3f3185102dc447da86b1131b49c3fb742025-02-03T01:31:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922011-01-01201110.1155/2011/402710402710Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of PregnancyAlaeddine Yassin0Walid Denguezli1Anissa Fessi2Leila Njim3Raja Falah4Abdelfattah Zakhama5Mohamed Sakouhi6Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Anatomy and Cytopathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Anatomy and Cytopathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaDepartment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Fattouma Bourguiba Teaching Hospital, Avenue June 1, Monastir 5000, TunisiaWe report a case of 29 years old woman who was diagnosed with acute fatty liver of pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation with unusual evolution (pregnancy prolonged until 36 weeks of gestation) to draw attention on the possibility of occurrence of this pathology in the second trimester of pregnancy even with a milder clinical presentation and course.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/402710
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Walid Denguezli
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Leila Njim
Raja Falah
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Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
title Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
title_full Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
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title_short Mild Clinical Presentation of Acute Fatty Liver in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy
title_sort mild clinical presentation of acute fatty liver in the second trimester of pregnancy
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