A 49-year-old man with chronic alcohol use disorder presents for routine evaluation. Vital signs show BP 128/82 mmHg, HR 88/min, RR 16/min, temperature 37.2°C. Physical examination reveals mild hepatomegaly without ascites or jaundice. Laboratory studies show AST 72 U/L and ALT 45 U/L. Liver biopsy demonstrates large clear cytoplasmic vacuoles displacing hepatocyte nuclei peripherally. Which of the following terms best describes this histologic finding?
- A)Cholestasis
- B)Amyloidosis
- C)Hydropic change
- D)Coagulative necrosis
- E)SteatosisGABARITO
Explicação
Steatosis is intracellular triglyceride accumulation, especially common in hepatocytes after alcohol use. The clear vacuoles and displaced nuclei are classic for fatty change, a reversible early manifestation of alcoholic liver injury. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →