Valvular endocarditis - Atlas of swine pathology
Valvular endocarditis
Jesús BorobiaWhere: cardiovascular system
Possible causes: ErysipelaStreptococcal infectionsOther
Endocarditis is defined as an inflammation of the cardiac endocardium. The infection can affect the valves (valvular endocarditis) and then spread to the heart wall (mural endocarditis). It is usually a result of a bacteraemia or pyaemia. The most commonly associated organisms isolated are Streptococcus suis and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was isolated in this case.
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