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Kwon, Choi, Ha, and Park: Maternal Death due to Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

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.

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Fig. 1.
The cut surface of the liver reveals yellow tan.
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Fig. 2.
Macrovesicular and microvesicular fatty changes are identified in liver (H&E, ×200).
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