Chaturvedi S, Agarwal P K, Srivastava A K
Department of Pathology, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi.
J Indian Med Assoc. 1995 Aug;93(8):305-6, 317.
Forty-four left auricular appendages removed from patients presenting clinically as rheumatic heart disease (RHD) were subjected to histopathologic examination. The aim was to identify the changes so far reported in RHD. It was found that Aschoff's nodules, though specific for RHD, are much less frequent than the other changes reported. Viewing the histopathologic alterations in the perspective of clinical data is important in identifying the rheumatic process.
对44例临床诊断为风湿性心脏病（RHD）患者切除的左心耳进行了组织病理学检查。目的是确定迄今报道的RHD中的变化。结果发现，阿绍夫结节虽然是RHD的特异性表现，但比报道的其他变化少见得多。从临床资料的角度观察组织病理学改变对于识别风湿过程很重要。
