Multiple choice

Councilman bodies are seen in

  1. alcoholic cirrhosis

  2. Wilson's disease

  3. acute viral hepatitis

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Councilman bodies are apoptotic hepatocytes with eosinophilic cytoplasm and pyknotic nuclei, pathognomonic for acute viral hepatitis. They represent individual cell death from viral injury. Alcoholic cirrhosis shows Mallory bodies, while Wilson's disease demonstrates copper accumulation.