Early Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in a Neonate Associated with Maternal Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

• Main Authors: Shreyas Arya (Author), Carol J. Richardson (Author), Sunil Jain (Author), Leonard E. Swischuck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare but potentially fatal condition occurring in the third trimester or early postpartum period. It is characterized by microvesicular fatty infiltration of the liver. Clinically, the three most prominent derangements in women with AF...