Vegetation_(pathology)

Vegetation (pathology)

Vegetation (pathology)

Abnormal growths in the heart associated with endocarditis

In medicine, a vegetation is an abnormal growth[1] named for its similarity to natural vegetation. Vegetations are often associated with endocarditis.[2][3][4] They can be made of fibrin[5] and platelets.[6]

Histopathology of a vegetation of bacterial endocarditis, taken from a valve repair, H&E stain.

Types

Certain conditions are associated with specific vegetation patterns:

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References

  1. [1]
    "Vegetation" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. [2]
    Miyata E, Satoh S, Inokuchi K, et al. (September 2007). "Three fatal cases of rapidly progressive infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus: one case with huge vegetation". Circ. J. 71 (9): 1488–91. doi:10.1253/circj.71.1488. PMID 17721034.
  3. [3]
    Gotsman I, Meirovitz A, Meizlish N, Gotsman M, Lotan C, Gilon D (May 2007). "Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of morbidity and mortality in infective endocarditis: the significance of vegetation size". Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 9 (5): 365–9. PMID 17591374.
  4. [4]
    "eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16.
  5. [5]
    "Pathology Education: Cardiovascular".
  6. [6]
    "eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!". Archived from the original on 2008-02-16.


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