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Passwell J, Theodor E, Cohen BE. Chronic active hepatitis with unusual histologic features. J Pediatr 1971;79:36-41. Passwell et al discussed the case of a 2-year-old male patient with hepatosplenomegaly, fevers, transaminase elevation, and hypergammaglobulinemia. Different from current practice, a laparotomy was performed to obtain a liver biopsy and for exploration. The liver surface appeared diffusely granular, and abdominal lymph nodes were...