<prompt> Asteroid bodies are seen in:SarcoidosisSyphilisChromoblastomycosisSporotrichosis  <response>: Asteroid bodies may be seen in the cytoplasm of epithelioid or giant cells in sarcoidosis as eosinophilic, stellate or spider-like inclusions. The radiating filamentous arms contain complex lipoproteins, calcium, phosphorus, silicon, and aluminum. 