update on chronic hepatitis

Chronic hepatitis has been broadly defined as liver inflammation without improvement for at least 6 months. A more accurate definition is "it is a chronic necroinflammatory disease of variable severity that is not associated with features of chronic cholestasis or with steatasis or Malory body formation." Histological classification of chronic hepatitis included chronic persistent hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, and chronic lobular hepatitis. The histopathological aspects of chronic hepatitis are discussed

Hepatitis Crónica Activa "Lupoide" (HBsAg Negativa): Presentación de un caso. / Active Chronic \"Lupoid\" Hepatitis (HbsAg Negative) Case Report.

Se presenta un caso de la forma "lupoide" de Hepatitis Crónica Activa (HBsAg Negativa). Se describe el cuadro clínico bien definido acompañado de manifestaciones de laboratorio que reflejan su carácter "autoinmune".Están presentes en la sangre células L.E. y la investigación del antígeno de la hepatitis B., es negativa.