ASCOff’S bodies are seen in
Correct Answer: Rheumatic hea disease
Description: Acute rheumatic fever is characterized by discrete inflammatory foci within a variety of tissues. The myocardial inflammatory lesions--called Aschoff bodies--are pathognomonic for rheumatic fever (Fig. 10-19, B); these are collections of lymphocytes (primarily T cells), scattered plasma cells, and plump activated macrophages called Anitschkow cells occasionally punctuating zones of fibrinoid necrosis. (Robbins Basic pathology,9th edition.pg no.391)
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