Survival of a case of pre-eclampsia complicated with acute fatty liver of pregnancy and acute pancreatitis

Trop Doct. 2022 Jan;52(1):205-208. doi: 10.1177/00494755211041870. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Abstract

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) and acute pancreatitis are peculiar complications of pregnancy. When acute pancreatitis occurs co-incidentally with acute fatty liver of pregnancy, mortality is high. Here, we report a case of a 22-year-old lady in her 36th week of gestation, who presented with pre-eclampsia, acute fatty liver of pregnancy and acute pancreatitis. She fulfilled six Swansea criteria for diagnosis of AFLP, and the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis was based on clinical suspicion, elevated pancreatic enzymes and the sonographic appearance of a swollen pancreatic head.

Keywords: Africa; Pregnancy; diagnosis; digestive; location; other; physiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Fatty Liver* / complications
  • Fatty Liver* / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pancreatitis* / complications
  • Pancreatitis* / diagnosis
  • Pre-Eclampsia* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications* / diagnosis
  • Young Adult

Supplementary concepts

  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy