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AScoffs nodules are seen in

A
Sub acute bacterial endocarditis
B
Libman sacks endocarditis
C
Rheumatic carditis
D
Non bacterial thrombotuc endocarditis
High-Yield Explanation
Refer Harrison 17/2095 Robbins 9/e p558 Aschoff bodies are nodulesfound in the heas of individuals with rheumatic fever. They result from inflammation in the hea muscle and are characteristic of rheumatic hea disease The cardiac manifestations of rheumatic fever are in the form of focal inflammatoryinvolvement of the interstitial tissue in all 3 layers of the hea, a pathological change named pancarditis. The pathognomonicfeature of pancarditis in the case of rheumatic hea disease is the presence of Aschoff nodules or Aschoff bodies

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