Libman-Sacks endocarditis Flashcards
1
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definition
A
autoimmune inflammation of heart valves that occurs as part of SLE
2
Q
epidemiology
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occurs in 50% of pts w/ lupus
usually occurs simultaneously w/ pericarditis
3
Q
gross pathology
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small to medium verrucous, berrylike, or flat vegetations
commonly on multiple valves
most commonly mitral and tricuspid, on either or both sides
4
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microscopic pathology
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necrotic debris
fibrinoid material
degenerating leukocytes, fibroblasts hematoxylin bodies
5
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hematoxylin bodies
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condensed naked nuclei of dead degenerated gells ingested by phagocytes
6
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complications
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chronic adhesive pericarditis
NOT emboli from the vegetations
