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#redirect [[Medical_liver_disease#Hepatitis_B]]
'''Hepatitis B''' is a relatively common [[medical liver disease]] caused by the ''hepatitis B virus''.
 
==General==
*May lead to [[hepatocellular carcinoma]] without [[cirrhosis]].
*High prevalence.
*Diagnosis is by serology.
*A vaccination is available and done routinely in a many jurisdictions.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Leuridan | first1 = E. | last2 = Van Damme | first2 = P. | title = Hepatitis B and the need for a booster dose. | journal = Clin Infect Dis | volume = 53 | issue = 1 | pages = 68-75 | month = Jul | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1093/cid/cir270 | PMID = 21653306 }}</ref>
 
Associated pathology:
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]] (PAN).
*[[Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis]].
*[[Membranous nephropathy]].
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Lobular inflammation - this is non-specific finding.
**Hepatocyte necrosis:
***Necrotic hepatocytes look a lot like neutrophils - however:
****Cytoplasm is more pink.
****Round apoptotic bodies.
*[[Ground glass hepatocytes]] - '''important'''.
 
DDx:
*[[Hepatitis C]].
*[[Autoimmune hepatitis]].
*[[Primary biliary cirrhosis]] without [[granulomas]].
*[[Drug-induced liver disease|Drug reaction]].
 
===Image===
<gallery>
Image:Ground_glass_hepatocytes_high_mag_cropped_2.jpg | GGH - high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
 
==IHC==
*[[Hepatitis B]] +ve.
 
==See also==
*[[Medical liver disease]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Medical liver disease]]

Revision as of 17:40, 25 June 2016

Hepatitis B is a relatively common medical liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus.

General

Associated pathology:

Microscopic

Features:

  • Lobular inflammation - this is non-specific finding.
    • Hepatocyte necrosis:
      • Necrotic hepatocytes look a lot like neutrophils - however:
        • Cytoplasm is more pink.
        • Round apoptotic bodies.
  • Ground glass hepatocytes - important.

DDx:

Image

IHC

See also

References

  1. Leuridan, E.; Van Damme, P. (Jul 2011). "Hepatitis B and the need for a booster dose.". Clin Infect Dis 53 (1): 68-75. doi:10.1093/cid/cir270. PMID 21653306.