Perisinusoidal cell hypertrophy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

A 33-year-old heterosexual white man underwent a liver biopsy for determination of mild elevation of aminotransferase levels (aspartate aminotransferase, two times; alanine aminotransferase, three times). The patient had acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (stage IVC2) with tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen were positive.