Rheumatic heart disease can be classified into three main types 1. rheumatic myocarditis 2.rheumatic pericarditis 3.rheumatic pancarditis
Rheumatic heart disease can be classified into three main types： ◼ 1.rheumatic myocarditis ◼ 2.rheumatic pearicarditis ◼ 3.rheumatic pancarditis
Acute rheumatic fever These warty vegetations average only a few millimeters and form along the line of valve closure over areas of endocardial inflammation tuberculous pericarditis
Acute rheumatic fever These warty vegetations average only a few millimeters and form along the line of valve closure over areas of endocardial inflammation. tuberculous pericarditis
Acute rheumatic carditis is marked by a peculiar form of granulomatous inflammation with so-calledAschoff nodules seen best in myocardium
Acute rheumatic carditis is marked by a peculiar form of granulomatous inflammation with so-called "Aschoff nodules" seen best in myocardium
A fibrinous pericarditis. The surface appears roughened from the normal glistening appearance by the strands of pink-tan fibrin
A fibrinous pericarditis. The surface appears roughened from the normal glistening appearance by the strands of pink-tan fibrin
The surface of the heart. There are thin strands of fibrinous exudate that extend from the epicardial surface to the pericarial sac. This is typical for a fibrinous pericarditis
The surface of the heart. There are thin strands of fibrinous exudate that extend from the epicardial surface to the pericarial sac. This is typical for a fibrinous pericarditis