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)
Synonyms: Nodules, Rheumatic, Rheumatic Nodule, Aschoff Bodies, Nodule, Rheumatic, Bodies, Aschoff, Rheumatic Nodules
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in rheum fever; do not confuse with RHEUMATOID NODULE in rheum arthritis ,67; ASCHOFF BODIES was see under RHEUMATIC NODULE 1967-78 ,67 ,use RHEUMATIC NODULE to search ASCHOFF BODIES 1967-78
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D012215