chronic active hepatitis


chron·ic act·ive hep·a·ti·tis

hepatitis with chronic portal inflammation that extends into the parenchyma, with piecemeal necrosis and fibrosis that usually progresses to a coarsely nodular postnecrotic cirrhosis. Synonym(s): juvenile cirrhosis, posthepatitic cirrhosis, subacute hepatitis

chronic active hepatitis

1. Obsolete term. See Chronic hepatitis.2. Chronic viral hepatitis.

chron·ic act·ive hep·a·ti·tis

(kronik aktiv hep-ă-tītis) Liver disease with portal inflammation that extends into the parenchyma, and usually progresses to a coarsely nodular postnecrotic cirrhosis.