General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 214: Rheumatic valvulitis
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This slide is a good bit like 209. Even in
this low power, you can see the profound thickening of the mitral valve
See this slide with the
virtual microscope. |
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Lots of fibrosis and focal calcification.
Do you think this valve was moving very freely? What’s the mechanism of injury
with rheumatic heart disease? Why do we use the word "rheumatic" at all?
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