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Aschoff body

MedGen UID:
2464
•Concept ID:
C0003960
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Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Aschoff Bodies; Bodies, Aschoff
SNOMED CT: Aschoff body (89050001); Aschoff nodule (89050001)

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAschoff body

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent advances in nonsurgical treatment of pulmonary ground-glass nodules.
Kong Y, Xu H, Huang Y, Lv X, Ye X
J Cancer Res Ther 2022 Apr;18(2):323-328. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_2030_21. PMID: 35645096
The diagnosis of rheumatic fever--evolution of the Jones criteria.
Bhattacharya S, Tandon R
Int J Cardiol 1986 Sep;12(3):285-94. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(86)90264-0. PMID: 3759266
Diagnostic and activity criteria of rheumatoid arthritis evaluated with factor analysis.
Aho K, Isomaki H, Jarnfelt M, Laine V, Martio J, Sievers K, Soini E
Scand J Rheumatol 1972;1(3):101-8. doi: 10.3109/03009747209103006. PMID: 4667925

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evidence that Aschoff bodies of rheumatic myocarditis develop from injured myofibers.
MURPHY GE
J Exp Med 1952 Mar;95(3):319-32. doi: 10.1084/jem.95.3.319. PMID: 14927796Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Significance and incidence of Aschoff body in surgically removed auricular appendage. (A review).
Malik GB
J Postgrad Med 1972 Jul;18(3):101-7. PMID: 4578807

Clinical prediction guides

Studies in rheumatic fever. I. The clinical significance of the Aschoff body based on morphologic observations.
TEDESCHI CG, WAGNER BM, PANI KC
AMA Arch Pathol 1955 Oct;60(4):408-22. PMID: 13258038

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