See Also: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy(health)
Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute(health)
Fatty liver(medicine)
Fatty liver(health)
fatty liver syndrome(medicine)
fatty liver, alcoholic(medicine)
liver failure, acute(medicine)
acute yellow atrophy of the liver(medicine)
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (health)


Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) typically occurs in first-time pregnancies in the last trimester. AFLP causes nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain especially in the upper abdomen (epigastrium), jaundice (yellowing), frequent thirst (polydipsia) and increased urination (polyuria), fatigue, headache, and altered mental state.