Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2009
Autopsy of a 68-year-old man who died from chronic cardiac insufficiency revealed deformed, thickened, conjoined cusps of mitral valve. Along the edge of joining there were small (1-2 mm) thrombs. What form of endocarditis caused development of chronic cardiac insufficiency?
Answer options
- Fibroplastic
- Recurrent verrucous
- Acute verrucous
- Diffuse
- Polypoulcerous
Correct answer
Recurrent verrucous
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