Image Based Question-65678

Typical cell in lymphoid tissue of a case of Measles as marked by a yellow arrow in the photomicrograph below is ?

A. Guarnieri bodies.

B. Cowdry bodies.

C. Warthin Finkeldey cells.

D. Councilman bodies.

Correct Answer » C Explanation

Ans:C.)Warthin Finkeldey cells.

Warthin–Finkeldey cell

• It is a type of giant multinucleate cell found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of measels and also in  HIV-infected individuals,as well as in Kimura disease and more rarely in a number of neoplastic (e.g. lymphoma) and non-neoplastic lymph node disorders.
• Their origin is uncertain, but they have previously been shown to stain with markers similar to those of follicular dendritic cells , including CD21.
• Under the light microscope, these cells consist of a large, grape-like cluster of nuclei.