PMID: 2490974Jan 1, 1989Paper

Chronic active hepatitis: the clinical, biochemical and histopathological correlations

Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
M C Subauste

Abstract

A retrospective study over 26 female patients with chronic active hepatitis was made. The mean age was 39 years old, the mean length of illness of 8 months; 5 patients had positive markers for hepatitis B. Patients were selected with the grade of histological activity: 8 patients had a mild form from disease (2A) and 16 with a severe one (2B). The predominant group was 2B. Severe inflammatory infiltration was the hallmark and multilobular necrosis, bridging, eosinophils and hyperplasia of Kupffer cells were found only in this group. Clinical features range from hepatic manifestations to systemic ones. Chronic active hepatitis may present with cholestasis, but the latter is not always related with the grade of activity. Group 2B had elevated aminotransferases and a low concentration for protrombine.

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