Hepatitis Flashcards
Hbsag becomes undetectable _____ after onset of jaundice
after 1-2 mos
When does antiHBc appear in the serum
Within the first 1-2 weeks after appearance of HBsAg
HbsAg levels detectable when
Within 1-12 weeks
HCV gains entry into the hepatocytes through this receptor
CD81 receptors
claudin-1
Most sensitive HCV infection
HCV RNA
Entirely transmitted NonA NonB hepatitis
Hep E
extrahepatic manifestations of Hep
serum-sickness like syndrome
GN
generalized vasculitis
essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
Hep B; arthritis, cutaneous vasculitis (palpable purpura) +/- GN with circulating cryoprecipitable immune complexes of more than one immunoglobulin class
essential mixed cryoglobulinemia
acidophilic degeneration of hepatocytes
councilman/apoptptic bodies
Liver damage in hepatitis
- hepatitis cell degeneration and necrosis
- cell dropout
- ballooning of cells
- acidophilic degeneration of hepatocytes
Large hepatocytes with ground glass appearance
chronic hepatitis
paucity of inflammation
increase in activation of sinusoidal lining cells
lymphoid aggregate
Hepa C
Hepatitis
microvesicular steatosis
Hepa D
common histologic feature is marked cholestasis
Hep E
Component of the “bridge”
- condensed reticulum
- inflammatory debris
- degenerating liver cells that span adjacent portal areas