An 18-year-old girl developed sharp pain when swallowing, enlarged lymph nodes in her neck, and fever of 39oC. Her tonsillar mucosa had white-yellow films that were difficult to remove and would leave behind a defect, when removed. The patient’s condition was progressively deteriorating and she died on the eighth day after the onset with increasing signs of heart failure. What histological changes in cardiomyocytes are most likely in this case?

• A. Fatty degeneration
• B. Keratinous degeneration
• C. Hyaline droplet degeneration
• D. Mucoid degeneration
• E. Hydropic degeneration