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Preferred Label : rheumatic nodule;

MeSH definition : 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);

MeSH synonym : nodules, rheumatic; nodule, rheumatic; rheumatic nodules;

MeSH hyponym : aschoff bodies; Bodies, Aschoff;

MeSH annotation : in rheum fever; do not confuse with RHEUMATOID NODULE in rheum arthritis;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheumatic nodule;

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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)

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