Antitschkow cells in acute rheumatic fever are derived from -: (A) Lymphocytes, (B) Histiocytes, (C) Macrophages, (D) Neutrophils
Answer is C. Ans, is 'c' i.e., Macrophages Antitschkow cellso Antitschkow cells are modified macrophages with abundant cytoplasm and central round to ovoid nuclei in which the chromatin is disposed in the central, slender wavy ribbon like pattern-caterpillar cells.