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FIGURE 7

From: Early Detection of Hepatitis C Allograft Reinfection after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Molecular and Histologic Study

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).

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