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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Int. 2012 Apr 17;32(6):880–893. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02794.x

Figure 3. Hepatic Histopathology in PCT.

Figure 3

Fresh unfixed liver fluoresces a bright pin) [upper left, (unstained, 1X] due to excess porphyrins. Typically, there is some degree of iron loading [upper right, (Prussian Blue stain, 10X)] and fatty change and inflammation [lower left, (H&E stain, 20X)]. The latter are often due to alcohol and/or chronic hepatitis C. Sometimes, cirrhosis and/or hepatocellular carcinoma develop [lower right, (H&E stain 10X)]. Photomicrographs kindly provided by JR Bloomer.