Endocarditis pathology
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Please Join in Editing This Page and Apply to be an Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [3] to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the entire topic or as an Associate Editor-In-Chief for a subtopic. Please be sure to attach your CV and or biographical sketch.
Pathologic Findings in the Acute Phase
Pathologic Findings in the Chronic Phase
- Perforations
- Nodular calcifications
- Tissue defects of valves
- Fibrosis of valves
Gross Pathology of Endocarditis
Images shown in this section are courtesy of Professor Peter G. Anderson D.V.M. PhD, and published with permission.
© PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent example of thrombi on aortic valve.
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Mitral valve lesion appears that have been present for at least several days.
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Perforated aortic valve cusp is shown.
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Aortic valve with two small vegetations.
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Mitral valve thrombi in chorda.
-
(Gross) A very good example of focal necrotizing lesions in distal portion of digit associated with bacterial endocarditis
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) A lesion on non-coronary cusp of aortic valve.
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent view of mitral scarring due to rheumatic fever healing infectious lesion.
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Aortic valve prosthesis ring infection extending into left atrium.
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent close-up view of mitral valve vegetations
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) vegetations on mitral valve and left atrial endocardium due to actinomycosis
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent image of vegetation on aortic valve
-
Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent image of vegetations on mitral valve evidence of rheumatic scarring
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Mitral valve, an excellent example
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Mitral valve: an excellent image, identical to acute rheumatic lesion
-
Verrucous Nonbacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) An excellent example of an infant heart
-
Purpura of cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem in 36 years old female with Cushing syndrome and bacterial endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus
-
Spleen infarct: (Gross) A typical small infarct with necrotic central portion (originated from infected marantic endocarditis on aortic and mitral valves)
-
Kidney infarct: (Gross) A natural color close-up and excellent image of yellow infarct marantic endocarditis on aortic and mitral valves
-
Thrombotic Nonbacterial Endocarditis Infected: (Gross) Natural color of pulmonary valve. An excellent example of patient with multiple myeloma
-
Thrombotic Non Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Natural color of pulmonary valve.
-
Thrombotic Non Bacterial Endocarditis: (Gross) Natural color and good example of tricuspid valve lesions
-
Eye: Bacterial Endocarditis complicated as petechiae. Septic emboli to conjunctiva
Microscopic Pathology of Endocarditis
<youtube v=fH5DggA3q1w/>