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ground glass inclusions

Glycogen storage disease type IV. Glycogen storage disease type IV.

Etiology

- virus B (HVB) infection
- glycogen storage disease type IV (glycogenosis type IV - amylopectinosis - GSD4)
- Lafora bodies: Lafora disease (myoclonus epilepsy)
- Lafora-like bodies (Lafora-like inclusions)

  • isolated (#2172143)
  • alcohol aversion therapy by cyanamide or disulfiram

- drugs inducing proliferation of endoplasmic reticulum

  • phenobarbital
  • phenytoin

- proteic cytoplasmic accumulation

References

- Vazquez JJ. Ground-glass hepatocytes: light and electron microscopy. Characterization of the different types. Histol Histopathol. 1990 Jul;5(3):379-86. PMID: 1966881