Autoimmune Hepatitis with Concomitant Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Diagnosed by Transjugular Liver Biopsy

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The histological findings of liver biopsy. (a) The specimens of transjugular liver biopsy. (b, c) Interface hepatitis with moderate inflammation and infiltrates of lymphocytes and plasma cells (arrows) in the portal area (b, magnification: ×200. Hematoxylin and eosin staining; c, magnification: ×400; hematoxylin and eosin staining). (d) Moderate fibrosis in the portal area and partial destruction of the hepatic lobules with piecemeal necrosis (magnification: ×40; Masson’s trichrome staining).