This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pathology
Ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes is characteristically seen in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Acute hepatitis, B. Chronic hepatitis, C. Cirrhosis, D. All of the above
A: Acute hepatitis
Answer: A: Acute hepatitis 
Explanation: With acute hepatitis hepatocyte injury takes the form of diffuse swelling ("ballooning degeneration"), so the cytoplasm looks empty and contains only scattered eosinophilic remnants of cytoplasmic organelles. Ref: Robbins 8th edition Chapter 18.