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Starch granulomata of the endocardium
Author(s) -
McKee P. H.,
McKeown E. Florence
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the journal of pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.964
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1096-9896
pISSN - 0022-3417
DOI - 10.1002/path.1711260208
Subject(s) - queen (butterfly) , medicine , anatomy , biology , hymenoptera , botany
Two cases of granuloma of the endocardium following cardic catherterisation are described. In each case the granuloma consisted essentially of macrophages associated with intracellular and extracellular starch granules, derived presumably from the glove powder used at operation. No previous cases of this condition have been found in the literature.