Review Article

Spectrum of Histomorphologic Findings in Liver in Patients with SLE: A Review

Table 1

Spectrum of salient histomorphological findings in liver biopsy in patients of SLE.

Portal inflammation

Portal changes [4, 5, 710]Interface hepatitis
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Portal tract fibrosis
Cholestasis
Periductal fibrosis
Cholangiolitis

Lobular changes [5, 8]Lobular inflammation
Focal necrosis
Steatosis
NAFL
Hydropic degeneration

Fibrosis [3, 5, 79]Bridging fibrosis
Cirrhosis

Vascular changes [5, 10, 1215, 17]Abnormal vessels in portal tracts
Arteritis
Infarct due to arteritis
Nodular regenerative hyperplasia
Haemangioma
Hepatic congestion
Peliosis hepatis