Hepatitis C, table 2, Histopathology of the Liver in Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection

Histopathology of the Liver in Children With Chronic Hepatitis C Viral Infection

table 2. Summary of Histopathological Findings

Histological Finding	Number of Specimens (%)

Sinusoidal lymphocytosis	37 (74)
Mild	31 (62)
Moderate	6 (12)
Steatosis	25 (50)
Mild	22 (44)
Moderate	3 (6)
Bile duct damage	14 (28)
Mild	13 (26)
Moderate	1 (2)
Lymphoid aggregates and/or follicles	24 (48)
Aggregates	19 (38)
Follicles	5 (10)
Venous endothelialitis	20 (40)
Mild	19 (38)
Moderate	1 (2)
Increased stainable iron stores	11 (22)
Reticuloendothelial (RE) only	4 (8)
RE and hepatocellular	6 (12)
RE, hepatocellular, and bile ductular	1 (2)
Pigmented macrophages	5 (10)
Portal fibrosis	39 (78)
Fibrous portal expansion	13 (26)
Portal-portal or portal-central bridging	11 (22)
Bridging with architectural distortion	11 (22)
Cirrhosis	4 (8)
Centrilobular pericellular fibrosis	26 (52)
Mild	23 (46)
Moderate	3 (6)