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Liver biopsy in a child with indeterminate acute liver failure

Liver biopsy in a child with indeterminate acute liver failure
Example of a liver biopsy in a child with acute liver failure of indeterminate etiology, with falling ALT (1250 IU/L to 275 IU/L), rising total bilirubin (12.5 mg/dL to 25 mg/dL), and rising prothrombin time (rising from 20 to 26 seconds). Histology reveals a dense infiltrate, dominated by lymphocytes but with scattered neutrophils and eosinophils, and with hepatic necrosis and biliary damage.
(A) Low-power view.
(B) High-power view.
ALT: alanine aminotransferase; IU: international unit.
Reproduced with permission from: Squires RH, Alonso EM. Acute liver failure in children. In: Liver Disease in Children, 4th ed, Suchy FJ, Sokol RJ, Balistreri WF (Eds), Cambridge University Press, New York 2012. Copyright © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
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