Audio Qbank – Q310 – A 59F with alcoholism and HBV

 

A 59-year-old woman with chronic alcoholism and hepatitis B passes away following a motor vehicle collision. Her liver is shown at autopsy.

Which of the following is the most likely pathogenesis of this patient’s condition?

Direct viral cytopathicity
Hematogenous dissemination
Hepatosteatosis
Primary hepatocellular oncogenesis
T cell-mediated effect

 

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