Microvesicular steatosis Histopathology of microvesicular steatosis,  as opposed to macrovesicular steatosis (insert)  Microvesicular steatosis is characterized by small intracytoplasmic fat vacuoles (liposomes) which accumulate within hepatocytes. Common causes are tetracyclines, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Reye's syndrome, and hepatitis C.
Microvesicular steatosis Histopathology of microvesicular steatosis, with foamy hepatocytes (two annotated by arrows), as opposed to macrovesicular steatosis (insert) . Microvesicular steatosis is characterized by small intracytoplasmic fat vacuoles (liposomes) which accumulate within hepatocytes. Common causes are tetracyclines, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, Reye's syndrome, and hepatitis C.
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with foamy hepatocytes (two annotated by arrows),
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