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Biopsies of the Janeway Lesion of Infective Endocarditis
Author(s) -
KERR ANDREW,
TAN JAMES S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1979.tb01113.x
Subject(s) - infective endocarditis , medicine , lesion , endocarditis , pathology , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Janeway lesions in three patients with infective endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus were biopsied. Two, taken before therapy, showed evidence of suppuration and microabscesses. The other lesion which developed while the patient was on appropriate therapy, showed minimal inflammatory reaction.