Use the keyword class as a variable name in C++ -

I'm having trouble writing a C ++ code that uses the header file designed for the file. Specifically, the header file is used as a variable named class:

  integer BPY_class_validate (constant four * class_type, PyObject * class, PyObject * base_class, BPY_class_attr_check * class_attrs, PyObject ** Py_class_attrs);  

It works in C because the class is not taken as a keyword, but there is a class in C ++. So is there anyway I can include this header file # in a c ++ file out of luck or am I?

Thank you.