LE cell is seen in ?
Correct Answer: Lupus erythmatosus
Description: Ans. is 'a' i.e., Lupus erythematousus In SLE, antinuclear antibodies (AN Ps) can not penetrate intact cells. However, nuclei are exposed, ANA can bind to them. In tissues, nuclei of damaged cells react with ANAs, lose their chromatin pattern, and become homogeneous, to produce lupus - erythematous (LE) bodies or hemotoxylin bodies. When these LE bodies are engulfed by phagocytic cells (neutrophil or macrophage/monocyte), the phagocytic cells are called LE cells.
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