Hepatitis B  

Pictures

Here are some hepatitis B related pictures.

Hepatitis B

Electron microscopic photo

Normal Liver

Blood flows into the liver via the hepatic veins (in the portal triad) and out of the liver via the central veins in the lobules.

Hepatitis B infected Liver

The hepatitis B virus is extremely contagious and causes widespread necrosis of the liver. The destruction encompasses both the lobules and the interstitium making this tissue almost unrecognizable.

Normal Liver

Cross-section of a normal liver. The holes are bile ducts.

Hepatic Cell Carcinoma

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