Vegetation (pathology)
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]
It can be made of fibrin[5] and platelets.[6]
Types
Certain conditions are associated with specific vegetation patterns:
| Condition | Size | Infective? |
|---|---|---|
| infective endocarditis related to Staphylococcus aureus | generally large | yes |
| rheumatic fever related to Streptococcus pyogenes | typically small | |
| Libman-Sacks endocarditis related to systemic lupus erythematosus | small | no (sterile) |
| nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) | small | no (sterile) |
References
- ^ "Vegetation" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ^ 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" (– Scholar search). Circ. J. 71 (9): 1488–91. doi:10.1253/circj.71.1488. PMID 17721034.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|format= - ^ 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.
- ^ "eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!".
- ^ "Pathology Education: Cardiovascular".
- ^ "eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!".
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