A successful use of therapeutic plasma exchange in a fulminant form of acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) continues to raise special concerns since its first post-mortem description by Sheehan in 1940. While early diagnosis and expedite delivery are the cornerstone of management, this condition remains fatal for both mother and fetus. Acute fulminant liver failure is the most serious and life-threatening AFLP-related complication and can require liver transplant despite aggressive supportive management. In lieu...