Asteroid bodies are seen in:: (A) Sarcoidosis, (B) Syphilis, (C) Chromoblastomycosis, (D) Sporotrichosis
Answer is A. Asteroid bodies may be seen in the cytoplasm of epithelioid or giant cells in sarcoidosis as eosinophilic, stellate or spider-like inclusions. The radiating filamentous arms contain complex lipoproteins, calcium, phosphorus, silicon, and aluminum.