in rheum fever; do not confuse with RHEUMATOID NODULE in rheum arthritis
Scope Note
A small round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodule made up chiefly of a mass of Aschoff bodies and seen in cases of rheumatic fever. It is differentiated from the RHEUMATOID NODULE which appears in rheumatoid arthritis, most frequently over bony prominences. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Aschoff Bodies
Public MeSH Note
67
Online Note
use RHEUMATIC NODULE to search ASCHOFF BODIES 1967-78
History Note
67; ASCHOFF BODIES was see under RHEUMATIC NODULE 1967-78
A small round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodule made up chiefly of a mass of Aschoff bodies and seen in cases of rheumatic fever. It is differentiated from the RHEUMATOID NODULE which appears in rheumatoid arthritis, most frequently over bony prominences. (From Dorland, 27th ed)