A 48-year-old woman from Mumbai with a 20-year history of daily alcohol consumption (100 g/day) presents with acute-onset fever, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice. She reports recent weight loss and loss of appetite. On examination, she is febrile (38.5°C), icteric, with hepatomegaly and right upper quadrant tenderness. Laboratory findings: WBC 14,500/μL (neutrophil-predominant), AST 520 U/L, ALT 180 U/L, ALP 280 U/L, total bilirubin 6.8 mg/dL, albumin 3.2 g/dL, INR 1.3. Ultrasound shows hepatomegaly with heterogeneous echotexture and no biliary obstruction. A liver biopsy is planned. Which histological finding would be most characteristic of her current liver pathology?
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