Pathology of hepatitis C.
FEMS Microbiol Rev
; 14(3): 205-10, 1994 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-8086195
ABSTRACT
The basic morphological patterns of acute or chronic viral hepatitides are very similar, irrespective of the causative hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D or E. In addition, however, acute and chronic hepatitis C shows characteristic, although not pathognomonic histological changes. These consist of lymphoid aggregates in portal tracts, sometimes with germinal centers, damage of bile duct epithelium, and micro- or macrovesicular steatosis of hepatocytes. A combination of two of these three characteristic alterations is seen in over half of the patients with chronic hepatitis C and is helpful in the histological diagnosis of the disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hepatite C
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEMS Microbiol Rev
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article