Usefulness of liver infiltrating CD86-positive mononuclear cells for diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis

Figure 2 Laparoscopic findings, liver biopsy and clinical course after the administration of corticosteroids of a patient with AIH reactive to corticosteroids. A: Laparoscopic findings showing many reddish markings on the liver surface, indicating that the ongoing hepatitis was active; B: microscopic observation of the liver showing formation of rosette and bridging necrosis, infiltration of a large number of lymphocytes and plasma cells; and C: time-course of the levels of ALT and AST after the administration of corticosteroids. The levels of ALT and AST were rapidly decreased to normal ones after administration of corticosteroids.