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)

Annotation

in rheum fever; do not confuse with RHEUMATOID NODULE in rheum arthritis

DUI

D012215 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0019013

History note

67; ASCHOFF BODIES was see under RHEUMATIC NODULE 1967-78

Online note

use RHEUMATIC NODULE to search ASCHOFF BODIES 1967-78

Public note

67