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. 2020 Jun 20;12(6):e8709. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8709

Table 4. Classification of liver diseases in pregnancy.

HELLP: hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets.

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