Question

Bollinger bodies are seen in?

• A. Chickenpox
• B. Cowpox
• C. Fowlpox
• D. Smallpox

Hint:

Think of the avian poxvirus whose cytoplasmic inclusion harbours Borrel bodies.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: The question tests knowledge of named viral inclusion bodies. Inclusion bodies are aggregates of virus particles or viral products seen inside infected cells and are useful clues for diagnosis.

Step 2: Bollinger bodies are the large intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies produced by the fowlpox virus (an avian poxvirus). Within these Bollinger bodies lie smaller elementary bodies called Borrel bodies. Hence the correct answer is Fowlpox.

Step 3: The distractors are linked to other inclusions. Cowpox and vaccinia produce Guarnieri bodies, smallpox (variola) also shows Guarnieri bodies, and chickenpox (varicella) shows intranuclear Cowdry type A inclusions (Lipschutz bodies). None of these is called a Bollinger body.

Step 4: Therefore, among the given options, Bollinger bodies are specifically associated with Fowlpox.