Giant-cell Hepatitis-Rare Entity in Adults
Autor: | Vadakkepat Nirmala, Krishnaveni Janarthanan, Venkatakrishnan Leelakrishnan, Shiran Shetty |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Hepatitis
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Hepatology business.industry Rare entity Giant cell hepatitis Inflammation UDCA - Ursodeoxycholic acid Case Report medicine.disease MRCP - Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine MULTINUCLEATED HEPATOCYTES 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Parenchyma medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom business |
Zdroj: | Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology. 6(3) |
ISSN: | 0973-6883 |
Popis: | Giant-cell hepatitis (GCH) is characterized by parenchymal inflammation with formation of large multinucleated hepatocytes in response to a variety of insults to the liver. Although it is commonly described in neonates, it rarely occurs in adults. Here we report a case of GCH because of herbal medicine intake. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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