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Chronic Active Hepatitis is most reliably distinguished from chronic Persistant hepatitis by the presence -

A
Extrahepatic manifestation
B
Significant titre of antismooth muscle antibody
C
Characteristic liver histology
D
Hepatitis B surface antigen
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Characterstic liver histologyMinimal chronic hepatitis (previously called chronic persistent hepatitis)The poal chronic inflammation is mild and is restricted to the paal triads without extension into the Liver lobule across the limiting plate.Chronic active hepatitis-4 characterized by continuing necrosis of Liver cells. The severe inflammation disrupts the limiting plate.

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