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- FRAGMENTS OF VALVE WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS -- ABUNDANT COCCI | - FRAGMENTS OF VALVE WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS -- ABUNDANT COCCI | ||
ORGANISMS IDENTIFIED. | ORGANISMS IDENTIFIED. | ||
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====No microorganisms==== | |||
<pre> | |||
AORTIC VALVE (BICUSPID), VALVE REPLACEMENT: | |||
- BICUSPID VALVE WITH CALCIFIC AORTIC STENOSIS AND MILD ENDOCARDITIS. | |||
- NO MICROORGANISMS APPARENT. | |||
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The sections show valve tissue with an attached vegetation with abundant cocci organisms | The sections show valve tissue with an attached vegetation with abundant cocci organisms | ||
and neutrophils. No calcification is apparent. | and neutrophils. No calcification is apparent. | ||
=====No microorganisms===== | |||
The sections show valve tissue with marked calcification, scattered neutrophils and plasma cells. No microorganisms are identified with routine stains. | |||
=Non-infective conditions= | =Non-infective conditions= | ||