Wednesday 23 December 2015

Medical PG Preparations | Mallory Hyaline


Mallory hyaline is characteristically seen in 

A. Primary biliary cirrhosis 
B. Alcoholic cirrhosis 
C. Wilson's disease 
D. All of the above

Ans. D.  All of the above     
•Globular red hyaline material within hepatocytes.
•This is Mallory's hyaline, also known as "alcoholic" hyaline because it is most often seen in conjunction with chronic alcoholism.
•The globules are aggregates of intermediate filaments in the cytoplasm resulting from hepatocyte injury.

•They are most commonly found in the livers of people suffering from alcoholic hepatitis.