Pathology of Viral Hepatitis

Question 1

Hallmark of Acute Viral Hepatitis?

Answer 1

Liver cell death

Question 2

Apoptotic liver cells appearing as small, deeply eosinophilic bodies?

Answer 2

Councilman (acidophilic) bodies

Question 3

Lymphocytic infiltration b/w the wall of the central vein and the liver cell plates

Answer 3

Central phlebitis

Question 4

Term for severe form of acute viral hepatitis that is characterized by the death of numerous hepatocytes in a geographical distribution?

Answer 4

Confluent hepatic necrosis

Question 5

Term for the bands of necrosis that stretch b/w adjacent portal tracts, b/w adjacent central veins and b/w portal tracts and central veins?

Answer 5

Bridging necrosis

Question 6

What can submassive hepatic necrosis be a precursor to?

Answer 6

Fulminant hepatitis

Question 7

What is acute yellow atrophy?

Answer 7

Massive hepatic necrosis! - worst sequela of acute viral hepatitis

Question 8

What are the scattered hepatocytes showing large granular cytoplasm with abundant HBsAg?

Answer 8

Ground glass hepatocytes