[The clinico-immunological characteristics of chronic lobular hepatitis]

A total of 156 patients with chronic hepatitis were examined, among whom 55 had chronic persistant hepatitis, 42 chronic active and 59 lobular hepatitis. It is for the first time that clinicoimmunologic characteristics of chronic lobular hepatitis are fully detailed. The latter was found to take intermidiate place between chronic persistant and chronic active hepatitis in respect of its clinical picture as well as markedness of biochemical and immunological changes. The value of the R-protein titre determination as a sensitive test in the diagnosis of the hepatocellular inflammation in all clinical types of hepatitis was demonstrated.