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EncyclopediaSeeAschoff bodyAschoff nodule
Aschoff body A small granulomatous lesion composed of macrophages, lymphocytes and multinucleated giant cells, which surrounds pale eosinophilic collagenous material, classically seen in rheumatic fever-related myocarditis.Aschoff noduleA small nodule composed of cells and leukocytes found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis. See also: Aschoff, LudwigAschoff nodule A specific microscopic sign of RHEUMATIC FEVER. An area of dead tissue (necrosis) is surrounded by lymphocytes, scavenging cells (histiocytes) and giant cells. (Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff, German pathologist, 1866–1942). |