Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Giant cell hepatitis
HP:0200084
What it means
Chronic hepatitis characterized by parenchymal inflammation with formation of large multinucleated hepatocytes in response to a variety of insults to the liver.
Rare diseases that can present with this2
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Giant cell hepatitis on biopsy · Giant cell hepatitis on liver biopsy · Giant cell hepatitis shown on biopsy
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