Image ID 007202 - PURPURA - ACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS
Photograph Information - Image ID 007202 PURPURA - ACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS
Description: A photographic image showing the effects of endocarditis. This is a defect in which the lining of the heart, (endocardium) and the heart valves become inflamed. The kinds of endocarditis are bacterial endocarditis, non-bacterial endocardium, and Libman-Sacks endocarditis. If not treated, all types of endocarditis are quickly fatal. They are often treated with success using drugs or surgery. See also bacterial endocarditis, subacute bacterial endocarditis.
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