Liver biopsy is considered the gold standard for assessing the grade of liver injury, the stage of liver fibrosis, and in guiding therapy. Recent guidelines advise obtaining a liver biopsy only in patients in which a biopsy would alter the course of treatment. Characteristic findings of hepatitis C on biopsy include interface hepatitis, cytoplasmic dissociation, steatosis, prominence of Kuppfer cells, and lymphoid follicle formation.
Hepatitis C other diagnostic studies
Hepatitis D other diagnostic studies
Hepatitis D risk factors
Hepatitis E differential diagnosis
Hepatitis E risk factors
Hepatitis C differential diagnosis
Hepatitis B differential diagnosis
Hepatitis A risk factors