Ballooning degeneration

Ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes

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Type of hepatocyte death
Form of apoptosis
Seen in hepatocytes infected with certain viruses
characterised by increase in cell size (ballooning) with wispy/cobweb like cytoplasm, cytoplasmic vacuolation, pyknotic nucleus

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Ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes

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