A 6-Year-Old Boy with No Chronic Medical Conditions Is Brought

A 6-year-old boy with no chronic medical conditions is brought to the emergency department due to confusion and intractable vomiting.  His symptoms began a few hours ago and have gradually worsened.  The patient's mother reports that he contracted a febrile illness from his younger brother 2 days ago.  She gave the patient one tablet of an over-the-counter cold medication yesterday, and his fever resolved.  While the mother is speaking, the patient lapses into a coma.  If a liver biopsy were performed, light microscopy of the specimen would most likely reveal which of the following?

A) Apoptosis of hepatocytes
B) Bile duct destruction
C) Centrilobular congestion
D) Microvesicular steatosis
E) Periportal inflammatory infiltration

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