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Wahin-Finkelday giant cells in lymphoid tissue are characteristic of which of the following infections?

A
Mumps
B
Measles
C
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
D
HIV infection
High-Yield Explanation
. A Wahin-Finkeldey cell is a type of giant multinucleate cell found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of measles and also in HIV-infected individuals, as well as in Kimura disease, and more rarely in a number of neoplastic (e.g. lymphoma) and non-neoplastic lymph node disorders. Ref Harrison20th edition pg 879

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