Microvesicular fatty change in hepatocytes is seen due to infection with:: (A) Hepatitis A, (B) Hepatitis B, (C) Hepatitis C, (D) Hepatitis D
Answer is D. Ans. (d) Hepatitis D(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 835; 8th/pg 849)Acute HDV infection has been associated with microve- sicular change in hepatocytes; this 'spongiocytic change' or 'morula cell degeneration' was attributed to accumulation of small lipid droplets in damaged hepatocytes.