Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Acute Liver Failure Due to Hepatitis E in a Pregnant Patient - Challenges in Management
Dr Rakesh Babu, Senior Specialist, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Aster MIMS, Kozhikode, Kerala, india
Hepatitis E virus belonging to the family Hepeviridae, is an important cause of enterically transmitted hepatitis in the developing countries. Hepatitis E can lead to acute liver failure in pregnant patients and in patients with pre existing liver diseases. The mortality rates increase especially in the third trimester of pregnancy1. We describe a case of a 28-year-old female at 28 weeks of gestation who presented with acute liver failure due to hepatitis E virus.
CASE REPORT
A 28-year-old female at 28 weeks of gestation was referred from a peripheral centre with history of tiredness, jaundice of 6 days duration and altered sensorium for a day. She was investigated and found to be hepatitis E card test positive. Patient was admitted
