Question

the characteristic myocardial lesion of rheumatic heart disease is the:
downey body
rheumatic verrucous(wart - like) lesions
mallory body
aschoff body

Explanation:

• Downey body: Associated with infectious mononucleosis, not rheumatic heart disease.
• Rheumatic verrucous (wart - like) lesions: Found on heart valves, not myocardial lesions.
• Mallory body: Seen in alcoholic liver disease.
• Aschoff body: Pathognomonic (characteristic) myocardial lesion of rheumatic heart disease.

Answer:

Aschoff body