Necroinflammatory lesions at RHC-T biopsy | ||||||||
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Interface hepatitis** | Confluent necrosis*** | Focal necrosis* | Portal inflammation** | |||||
Group A (n (%)) | Group B (n (%)) | Group A (n (%)) | Group B (n (%)) | Group A (n (%)) | Group B (n (%)) | Group A (n (%)) | Group B (n (%)) | |
Score | ||||||||
0 | 0 | 5 (25) | 2 (22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (15) |
1 | 1 (11) | 10 (50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (40) | 1 (11) | 11 (55) |
2 | 1 (11) | 4 (20) | 2 (22) | 0 | 4 (44) | 10 (50) | 1 (11) | 5 (25) |
3 | 4 (44) | 1 (5) | 3 (33) | 0 | 3 (33) | 2 (10) | 4 (44) | 0 |
4 | 3 (33) | 0 | 2 (22) | 0 | 2 (22) | 0 | 3 (33) | 0 |
RHC-T, time of first histological diagnosis of recurrent hepatitis C in the absence of rejection (see text). *p<0.01, **p<0.001; ***p<0.0001. |