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Acute Hepatitis Including Acute Liver Failure

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<strong>Liver</strong> Biopsy in <strong>Acute</strong> <strong>Hepatitis</strong><br />

Histological Approach<br />

1. Is this acute or chronic damage?<br />

• severe acute hepatitis versus<br />

• decompensated chronic liver disease<br />

• acute exacerbation of chronic liver disease (e.g. autoimmune hepatitis,<br />

hepatitis A/E superimposed on underlying cirrhosis)<br />

2. How severe is the damage?<br />

3. What is the cause?

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