Rheumatic Heart Disease & Complications Flashcards
What is a pancarditis?
Inflammation of all three layers of the heart
What pathology is an example of a pancarditis?
Acute rheumatic heart disease
What is the etiologic agent of rheumatic fever/heart disease?
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus pyogenes
What plays a pivotal role in the manifestation of rheumatic heart disease?
Molecular mimicry
How does rheumatic heart disease manifest?
Untreated systemic streptococcus pyogenes infection causes the body to make antibodies against streptococcus that also attack your own tissues
What cells are present in myocarditis caused by rheumatic heart disease?
Anitchkow cells, lymphocytes, and macrophages
What is an Aschoff body?
Focal granuloma of chronic inflammation seen in rheumatic heart disease
What pathology is an Aschoff body associated with?
Rheumatic heart disease
What are anitchkow cells?
Giant cells of rheumatic heart disease
What pathology are anitchkow cells seen in?
Rheumatic heart disease
What is characteristic of the nuclei of anitchkow cells?
Caterpillar shaped nuclei
Caterpillar shaped nuclei are associated with what cells and pathology?
Anitchkow cells and rheumatic heart disease
What type of exudate is present in pericarditis?
Fibrinous exudate
Valves are made of _________________?
Endocardium
What side valves are most often injured in endocarditis?
Left
What causes verrucae on the valves of the heart?
Endocarditis
What are verrucae?
Wart like masses present on valve commissure in infectious endocarditis
What exudate is present at the valves in endocarditis?
Fibrinous exudate
Where on the valve does infectious/verrucous endocarditis occur?
Valve commissure
What layer of heart inflammation persists from acute to chronic rheumatic heart disease?
Endocarditis
What criteria is used to diagnose rheumatic heart disease?
Jones criteria