[Acute hepatic steatosis in pregnancy can be cured without interrupting the pregnancy]

Fatty liver during pregnancy is an acute hepatic disease of unknown origin. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman in whom the diagnosis was made on the basis of the histological examination. The disease did not disturb the normal course of the pregnancy and delivery. In the literature, it is generally suggested that pregnancy must be terminated in cases of acute fatty liver since no favourable outcome has been reported with continued pregnancy. We suggest that, in minor forms, close clinical observation and laboratory monitoring can provide the means of continuing the pregnancy to term.