Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Low magnification micrograph of rheumatic heart disease. H&E stain. It is due to Streptococcus pyogenes. Microscopic findings include Anitschkow cells (also known as caterpillar cells), and Aschoff bodies. 

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bacteriaAschoff bodyStreptococcus pyogenes
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2551 (accessed on 27 January 2025).
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2551. Published Dec 06, 2024. Accessed 27 January, 2025.
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. 2024. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2551.
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. (2024). Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2551
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. "Low Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease." Encyclopedia, 2024, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2551. Accessed 27 January, 2025.
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