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Vegetation (pathology)
Introduction
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]
References
- ↑ Template:DorlandsDict
- ↑ Miyata E, Satoh S, Inokuchi K; et al. (2007). “Three fatal cases of rapidly progressive infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus: one case with huge vegetation”. Circ. J. 71 (9): 1488–91. PMID 17721034. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Gotsman I, Meirovitz A, Meizlish N, Gotsman M, Lotan C, Gilon D (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. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ “eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!”.
- ↑ “Pathology Education: Cardiovascular”.
- ↑ “eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!”.
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