09-15-2011, 08:54 AM
A 42-year-old woman presents with an acute onset of fever, jaundice, tender liver enlargement, and ascites. Liver biopsy reveals histological features of scattered foci of hepatocytes under- going swelling and necrosis, with neutrophilic infiltration around the affected cells, and sinu- soidal and perivenular fibrosis. This is most suggestive of which of the following?
(A). acetaminophen overdose
(B). acute fatty liver of pregnancy
©. alcoholic hepatitis
(D). Budd–Chiari syndrome
(E). pyogenic liver abscess
(A). acetaminophen overdose
(B). acute fatty liver of pregnancy
©. alcoholic hepatitis
(D). Budd–Chiari syndrome
(E). pyogenic liver abscess
