A 24-Year-Old Woman Presenting in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy with Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain and Diagnosed with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Waravudh Naothavorn; Chatsaran Thanapongpibul; Kanin Sriudomporn; Chayatat Ruangkit; Nantaporn Srivanitchapoom; Nuttapat Tungtrongchitr

doi:10.12659/AJCR.937085

24 August 2022 : Case report Thailand

A 24-Year-Old Woman Presenting in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy with Nausea, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain and Diagnosed with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Management of emergency care, Rare disease

Waravudh Naothavorn^1ABCDEF, Chatsaran Thanapongpibul^1BCDEF, Kanin Sriudomporn^2BCDE, Chayatat Ruangkit^3BF, Nantaporn Srivanitchapoom^3BF, Nuttapat Tungtrongchitr^3ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.937085

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e937085

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Table 1. Swansea criteria [3,15].

Abdominal pain

Polydipsia or polyuria

Vomiting

Encephalopathy

Hypoglycemia <72 mg/dL

Bilirubin >0.8 mg/dL

Elevated uric acid >5.7 mg/dL

Ascites

ALT >42 U/L

White blood cell count >11×10/L

Ammonia >66 ug/dL

AKI or creatinine >1.7 mg/dL

PT >14 s or coagulopathy present

Bright liver on ultrasound

Liver biopsy showing microvesicular steatosis

AKI – acute kidney injury; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; PT – prothrombin time.

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