Ballooning degeneration of hepatocytes is characteristically seen in:
Correct Answer: Acute hepatitis
Description: With acute hepatitis hepatocyte injury takes the form of diffuse swelling ("ballooning degeneration"), so the cytoplasm looks empty and contains only scattered eosinophilic remnants of cytoplasmic organelles. Ref: Robbins 8th edition Chapter 18.
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