Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 2. Pathology of Individual Organs and Systems - A. M. Romanyuk 2016
Pathology of the Cardiovascular System. Diffuse Connective Tissue Diseases. Pathology of the Respiratory System
Polypous-ulcerative endocarditis in sepsis
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Polypous-ulcerative endocarditis in Sepsis
The specimen demonstrates involvement of the aortic valve cusps. The cusps are thickened and show evidence of destructive changes resulting from staphylococcal sepsis. Vegetations and ulcerations are visible on the valve, indicating polypoid-ulcerative endocarditis. Complication: formation of septic (bacterial) emboli in the systemic Circulation.
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