显微镜下可见感染性心内膜炎瓣膜覆盖松脆的赘生物,其中有纤维蛋白和血小板(淡红色),并夹杂着炎性细胞和菌落(蓝色)。由于赘生物的易碎,因此极易脱落和引起栓塞。
Microscopically, the valve in infective endocarditis demonstrates friable vegetations of fibrin and platelets (pink) mixed with inflammatory cells and bacterial colonies (blue). The friability explains how portions of the vegetation can break off and embolize.