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ASCHOFF NODULE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Aschoff nodule
1, record 1, English, Aschoff%20nodule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Aschoff's body 1, record 1, English, Aschoff%27s%20body
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fibrinoid change in connective tissue, lymphocytes, occasional plasma cells, and abnormal characteristic histiocytes. 1, record 1, English, - Aschoff%20nodule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A form of granulomatous inflammation characteristically observed in acute rheumatic carditis. 1, record 1, English, - Aschoff%20nodule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nodule d'Aschoff
1, record 1, French, nodule%20d%27Aschoff
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lésion histologique élémentaire, arrondie ou ovoïde (de 500 à 1 000 [microns] de diamètre), formée par une zone centrale de dégénérescence fibrinoïde, une zone moyenne composée de cellules histocytaires et une zone périphérique caractérisée par une infiltration lymphoplasmocytaire. 1, record 1, French, - nodule%20d%27Aschoff
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuerpo de Aschoff
1, record 1, Spanish, cuerpo%20de%20Aschoff
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- nódulo de Aschoff 2, record 1, Spanish, n%C3%B3dulo%20de%20Aschoff
masculine noun
- granuloma reumático 3, record 1, Spanish, granuloma%20reum%C3%A1tico
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lesión inflamatoria específica, considerada como elemento anatomopatológico patognómico de la cardiopatía reumática. 4, record 1, Spanish, - cuerpo%20de%20Aschoff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tedeschi y Wagner (1955) describen dos tipos de células gigantes cardíacas en el cuerpo de Aschoff: uno, que es la verdadera célula gigante de Aschoff, derivada del miocito de Anitschkow, y es considerado como un histiocito cardíaco movilizado en respuesta a la lesión reumática primitiva de las fibras colágenas y de la sustancia fundamental; y otro, que corresponde a células gigantes derivadas de los núcleos de sarcolena, como tentativa de regeneración muscular. 4, record 1, Spanish, - cuerpo%20de%20Aschoff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sin embargo, a menudo la válvula subyacente presenta una empalizada de fibroplastos modificados entremezclados con leucocitos mononucleares, cuadro que guarda alguna semejanza con el cuerpo de Aschoff. 5, record 1, Spanish, - cuerpo%20de%20Aschoff
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