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A 10 year old boy , died of acute rheumatic fever. On autopsy, all the following findings can be expected, EXCEPT:

A
Aschoff nodules
B
Mccallum patch
C
Fibrinous pericarditis
D
Rupture of chordae tendineae
High-Yield Explanation
Key pathological features of Acute RF are:Aschoff bodies: It consists of foci of lymphocytes (Primary T cells), occasional plasma cells and plump activated macrophages called Anitschkow cells.Mac Callum plaques: Are irregular subendocardial thickenings exacerbated by the regurgitant jets of blood.Pancarditis resulting from diffuse inflammation and aschoff bodies involving any of the three layers of the hea. Ref: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 6th Edition, Page 570

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