Postpartum acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report

Table 2 Laboratory test results in chronological order postpartum

	Day 1	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7	Day 8	Day 9	Day 10	Day 11	Day 12
Hb, g/L	112	88	79, then 97 after transfusion	94	98	98		101		102	105
Platelets, ×10⁹/L	161	54 then 51	44 then 38	30	34	60		80		482	584
WBC, ×10⁹/L	10.0	7.0	9.0 then 14.9	14.9	15.0	16.0		12.0		14.0	11.6
Serum creatinine, μmol/L	79.5	265.2	366.8	485.3	371.2	291.7	236.0	203.3	190.0	147.6	126.8
Serum urea nitrogen, mmol/L	10.7			56.8	55.7	52.1	50.7		40.7	33.5
Serum ALT, μkat/L	0.27	0.735	0.77		0.42	N				N
Serum AST, μkat/L	0.22	1.15	1.52		0.57	N				N
Serum bilirubin direct, μmol/L	1.71	58.15	71.8	34.2	22.2					10.3
Serum bilirubin total, μmol/L	5.13	68.4	82.1	42.8	30.8					15.4
PT, seconds	12	22	17.5	14	14.5
PTT, seconds	26	36	29.7	26	28
INR	1.0	1.85	1.4	1.06	1.11			1.1
Plasma d-dimer, nmol/L	1.9	N	9.8
FDP, mg/L	7.0	N
Plasma fibrinogen, μmol/L	9.0	N		3.36
LDH, μkat/L	5.37	19.8	19.7	19.39	14.5	11.6				14.16	10.1
Urinalysis	3+ proteinuria, numerous WBC/HPF, no glycosuria	N	N	+ Proteinuria, 8–10 RBC/HPF
Serum glucose, mmol/L	3.4	2.11	3.38	3.0	4.1	6.1	3.9	5.1	4.2	5.2	4.7

Abbreviations: ALT Alanine aminotransferase, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, FDP Fibrin degradation products, Hb Hemoglobin, HPF High-power field, INR International normalized ratio, LDH Lactate dehydrogenase, mg/L milligram/Litre, mmol/L millimole/Litre, N normal, nmol/L nanomole/Litre, PT Prothrombin time, PTT Partial thromboplastin time, RBC Red blood cell, μmol/L micromole/Litre, μkat/L microkatal/Litre, WBC White blood cell, g/L gram/Litre, + 1 proteinuria
Values are given in standard international units

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