CLINICAL INFORMATION :

5 year-old boy. Clinic in favour of chronic hepatitis B

HISTOLOGY :

• 20 portal triads ==> OK
• Preserved lobular pattern, portal fibrosis with beginning fibrous septa
• Viral B chronic hepatitis
  Mild activity
  Moderate portal fibrosis with beginning fibrous septa (Fig. 4-5)
  Metavir : A1 F2
• HbsAg : membranous and cytoplasmic, +++ (Fig. 6)
  HbcAg : nuclear, < 40 % hepatocytes (Fig. 7)

==> " Focal Hbcore type "
  

fig. 4		fig. 5
fig. 6		fig. 7