Table 4. Classification of liver diseases in pregnancy.
Pregnancy-specific | Not pregnancy-specific (pre-existing or new-onset) |
Acute fatty liver of pregnancy | Acute and chronic viral hepatitis |
Pre-eclampsia | Alcohol and hepatotoxic drugs |
Eclampsia | Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy | Autoimmune hepatitis |
HELLP syndrome | Metabolic disorders such as hemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease and glycogen storage diseases |
Hyperemesis gravidarum | Budd-Chiari syndrome |