Beating the Odds: A Full-Term Delivery After Liver Transplantation of a Pregnant Hyperthyroid Patient at 19 Weeks' Gestation for Propylthiouracil-Induced Acute Liver Failure.

Liver transplantation (LT) for acute liver failure is an uncommon occurrence in the setting of pregnancy given the risk of fetal demise, and rarely is it undertaken with a viable fetus. Maternal hyperthyroidism increases fetal risk in the setting of LT, particularly in the setting of thyrotoxicosis. We report the first case of propylthiouracil-induced acute liver failure in a hyperthyroid patient in her second trimester resulting in LT. The multidisciplinary management led to a favorable outcome for the patient and the subsequent delivery of a healthy infant at 38-weeks' gestation.
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