Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Intermediate 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. Anitschkow cells are thought to be cardiac histocytes and Aschoff bodies are thought to be granulomas.

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Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2560 (accessed on 27 January 2025).
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2560. Published Dec 06, 2024. Accessed 27 January, 2025.
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. 2024. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2560.
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. (2024). Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease. Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2560
Nephron, Wikimedia Commons. "Intermediate Magnification Micrograph of Rheumatic Heart Disease." Encyclopedia, 2024, https://encyclopedia.pub/image/2560. Accessed 27 January, 2025.
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