Aschoff body
（重定向自Aschoff granuloma）
![Aschoff bodies are microscopic structures seen in patients with rheumatic fever.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Rheumatic_heart_disease_-_3b_-_very_high_mag4803.jpg")
In medicine, Aschoff bodies are nodules found in the hearts of individuals with rheumatic fever. They result from inflammation in the heart muscle and are characteristic of rheumatic heart disease. These nodules were discovered independently by Ludwig Aschoff and Paul Rudolf Geipel, and for this reason they are occasionally called Aschoff-Geipel bodies.