Wahin-Finkelday giant cells in lymphoid tissue are characteristic of which of the following infections?: (A) Mumps, (B) Measles, (C) Congenital cytomegalovirus infection, (D) HIV infection
Answer is B. . A Wahin-Finkeldey cell is a type of giant multinucleate cell found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of measles 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. Ref Harrison20th edition pg 879