Immune Thrombocytopenia Associated with Hepatitis B Virus and Autoimmune Hepatitis and Recovery of Platelet Count following Liver Transplantation

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(a) The liver reveals massive hepatocyte necrosis. The lobular parenchyma surrounding the central vein (CV) is devoid of hepatocytes, and the portal areas (PA) have collapsed centrally. The portal areas are involved by a dense chronic inflammatory infiltrate and bile ductular proliferation (H&E; 40x). (b) Magnified view of a portal area (PA) and limiting plate with the lobular necrosis and portion of the CV. There are numerous plasma cells with interface activity (H&E; 200x). (c) A central vein is involved by endothelialitis, depicted by chains of lymphocytes (arrows) undermining the endothelium (H&E; 200x).

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