Liver disease late in pregnancy without pre-eclampsia
Journal | Volume 80 - 2017 |
Issue | Fasc.1 - Case reports |
Author(s) | Carolien Beyls, Sofie Decock, Joris Arts, Annelies Holvoet, Veronique Ballegeer, Chris Verslype, Philippe Van Hootegem |
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(1) Department of gastroenterology and (2) Department of gyneacology, Sint-Lucas General Hospital, Bruges, Belgium ; (3) Department of hepatology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium |
We describe the case of a first twin pregnancy in a 27 year old patient, who experienced acute onset epigastric and right upper quadrant pain at a gestational age of 32 weeks and 2 days. She was diagnosed with acute liver and renal failure and possible disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) syndrome without pre-eclampsia. Early labor induction was mandatory to save both mother and foetuses. In this overview we describe the differential diagnosis of severe pregnancy related liver injury in the third trimester of pregnancy without pre-eclampsia. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2017, 80, 53-57). |
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