Maternal Death due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy.

Kwon, Jeong Hwa; Choi, Misun; Ha, Hongil; Park, Sohyung

doi:2017.41.4.141

Korean J Leg Med > Volume 41(4); 2017 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2017;41(4):141-144.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.4.141 Published online November 30, 2017.

Maternal Death due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy.

Jeong Hwa Kwon, Misun Choi, Hongil Ha, Sohyung Park

¹Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
²Medical Examiner's Office, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Korea. zzeva@korea.kr

Abstract

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is one of the sudden unexpected causes in pregnancy and maternal deaths. It has been considered as a potential fatal disease in pregnancy, but the postmortem findings of AFLP is not well known. Because an unexpected maternal death may lead to a legal dispute, forensic pathologists should be aware of clinical presentations and postmortem findings of AFLP. Therefore, we presented our case and reviewed with literatures.

Key Words: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Maternal death, Forensic pathology, Autopsy