Hepatic histology (hematoxylin and eosin). In (A) is shown a low magnification image of hematoxylin and eosin-stained liver; shown on the left is an area with mostly normal hepatocytes, while in the center and on the right is a large area of necrotic hepatocytes, with extensive debris and some inflammatory cell infiltration. In (B) is shown a high magnification image of hematoxylin and eosin-stained liver; several nuclei with intranuclear inclusions, and a characteristic (of herpes simplex virus) “ground glass nucleus” with margination of the chromatin are shown, a classic example of a ground glass nucleus is shown in the center (arrow). A Spotty Liver of Pregnancy: Gray M, Rockey DC - Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports (2014). Not altered. CC.
Liver disease associated with pregnancy is a pregnancy-related liver disease.
Liver disease associated with pregnancy includes:
- Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- Eclampsia
- Preeclampsia
- Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy