Taber's Medical Dictionary
Aschoff, Ludwig
(ash′of″)
German pathologist, 1866-1942.
Aschoff body
One of microscopic foci of fibrinoid degeneration and granulomatous inflammation found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic fever.
Aschoff cell
A large cell with basophilic cytoplasm and a large vesicular nucleus, often multinucleated.
Aschoff nodule
A small nodule composed of cells and leukocytes found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis.
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Aschoff, Ludwig. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule. Accessed July 15, 2020.
Aschoff, Ludwig. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved July 15, 2020, from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule
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