KROK 1 2020 – Question 114 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Autopsy of the body revealed large (1-2 cm) brown-red deposits on the external surface of the aortic valve. The deposits cover ulcers and crumble easily. What disease can be suspected in this case?
- A. Fibroblastic endocarditis
- B. Acute verrucous endocarditis
- C. Recurrent verrucous endocarditis
- D. Diffuse endocarditis
- E. Endocarditis ulceropolyposa
Hint
Compare the size, firmness and friability of the valve deposits, and whether the tissue beneath them is destroyed, across the inflammatory valve diseases.
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