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Giant cell transformation of hepatocytes in cholestasis Giant cell transformation. Giant multinucleated hepatocytes
neonatal syncytial giant cell hepatitis, giant cell hepatitis, giant cell transformation of hepatocytes, hepatocytic giant cell transformation

Etiology:

- viral hepatitis

- bacterial hepatitis

- parasitic hepatitis (protozoan hepatitis)

  • toxoplasmosis hepatitis

- Cholestasis

- chromosomal anomalies

- metabolic diseases

- autoimmune diseases (immunohemolytic diseases)
- autoimmune hemolytic anemia (GCHAIHA)

- cardiovascuar diseases

  • endocardial cushion defect
  • anomalous pulmonary venous return

- neonatal hemochromatosis (fetal massive hepatic necrosis)

Associations

- neonatal hemochromatosis (idiopathic iron storage syndrome)
- Arnold-Chiari malformation

See also

- neonatal hepatitis
- syncitial cells