©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2016; 22(4): 1357-1366
Published online Jan 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1357
Published online Jan 28, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1357
Table 1 Liver histology in hepatitis C infection
| Histological features of acute hepatitis C | |
| Cholestatic injury | |
| Bile duct injury (Poulsen Christofferson lesion) | |
| Bile duct injury (Poulsen Christofferson lesion) | |
| Cholangiolar proliferation (mild) | |
| Hepatocytic injury | |
| Lobular necroinflammation with disarray | |
| Steatosis | |
| Sinusoidal inflammation | |
| Histological features of chronic hepatitis C | |
| Portal changes | |
| Portal lymphoid aggregates/reactive lymphoid follicles | |
| Interface hepatitis | |
| Bile duct damage | |
| Isolated clusters of hepatocytes in portal tracts | |
| Phlebitis | |
| Lobular injury | |
| Necroinflammation | |
| Steatosis | |
| Multinucleation and nuclear pleomorphism | |
| Sinusoidal cell hyperplasia | |
| Microgranulomas | |
| Fibrosis | |
| Preneoplastic changes | |
| Large cell change | |
| Small cell change | |
| Iron free foci | |
- Citation: Dhingra S, Ward SC, Thung SN. Liver pathology of hepatitis C, beyond grading and staging of the disease. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(4): 1357-1366
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i4/1357.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i4.1357