Warthin-Finkeldey cell

Warthin-Finkeldey cell
a type of multinucleate giant cell with intranuclear inclusions, of lymphoreticular origin, seen in various organs, including lymph nodes, tonsil, appendix, and thymus, just prior to or during the prodromal phase of measles.

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