Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2017
In a body of a 37-year-old woman, who died with signs of pulmonary edema, there was detected acute deformation of the aortic valve: it is shortened, thickened, ulcerated, has areas of stone-like density. On its external surface there are large, up to 2 cm in diameter, thrombotic plaques. Left ventricle wall is 2,2 cm thick. Cardiac muscle is dull, matt, and flaccid. What type of endocarditis corresponds with described alterations of the aortic valve?
Answer options
- Recurrent verrucous endocarditis
- Fibroplastic endocarditis
- Acute verrucous endocarditis
- Ulcerative polypoid endocarditis
- Diffuse endocarditis
Correct answer
Ulcerative polypoid endocarditis
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