Multiple choice

Piecemeal necrosis on liver biopsy is characteristic of

  1. chronic active hepatitis

  2. acute viral hepatitis

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. neither (1) nor (2)

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Explanation

Piecemeal necrosis, also known as interface hepatitis, is a hallmark histological finding in chronic active hepatitis. It represents the destruction of hepatocytes at the limiting plate.