FIGURE 7

Histopathology of recurrent hepatitis C at 6 weeks posttransplantation. There is mild lobular hepatitis with acidophil bodies (arrow) and mild steatosis, which is histologically characteristic of early recurrent hepatitis C. This patient’s Day 7 biopsy sample, as well as this sample, were hepatitis C virus RNA positive by tissue polymerase chain reaction analysis (hematoxylin and eosin).