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Liver biopsy images showing interface hepatitis: portal and periportal infiltrate with
plasma cells and lymphocytes (letter A).
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Histopathologic evaluation revealed interface hepatitis with fibrosis, moderate inflammation of the portal tracts, mild steatosis, and focal lobular inflammation, consistent with AIH (Figure 1).
Negative Perl's Prussian blue stain with no iron deposits identified (letter B).
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Perls' Prussian blue staining was negative, effectively excluding iron overload as the cause of CLD (Figure 2).