Pathology

A 26-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with fever, malaise, and "yellow eyes." She denies alcohol abuse, but admits to indulging in a dozen raw oysters at happy hour 3 weeks ago. In addition to scleral icterus, physical examination reveals a mildly enlarged liver with tenderness to palpation. Laboratory studies demonstrate a markedly increased aspaate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase and increased IgM and anti hepatitis A titers. Which of the following is the most likely result of this infection?