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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Usually suggests '''chronic''' [[HBV]] infection. | |||
**Pattern NOT seen in acute HBV. | |||
**Caused by virion particles. | |||
===Classification=== | ===Classification=== | ||
*GGHs are not routinely classified. | *GGHs are not routinely classified. | ||
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**Ground glass<ref>URL: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_glass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_glass]. Accessed on: 7 June 2010.</ref> = glass with a rough/flat finish; glass that is translucent and has a matte finish. | **Ground glass<ref>URL: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_glass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_glass]. Accessed on: 7 June 2010.</ref> = glass with a rough/flat finish; glass that is translucent and has a matte finish. | ||
***The term is frequently used in radiology to describe hazy radiodense areas in the lung.<ref>URL: [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/radiology/educ/groundglass.cfm http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/radiology/educ/groundglass.cfm]. Accessed on: 7 June 2010.</ref> | ***The term is frequently used in radiology to describe hazy radiodense areas in the lung.<ref>URL: [http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/radiology/educ/groundglass.cfm http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/radiology/educ/groundglass.cfm]. Accessed on: 7 June 2010.</ref> | ||
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