If the child had died during the acute episode, this would be a typical autopsy histological finding in the myocardium. Name the myocardial lesion. What is the leading theory for the cause of the injury to the heart? How does this differ from the mechanism thought to be involved in the glomerulonephritis that can be associated with infection by the same organism (beta-hemolytic streptococcus)?
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Cardiovascular Unit - Case 6:

FIGURE 1.  If the child had died during the acute episode, this would be a typical autopsy histological finding in the myocardium.  Name the myocardial lesion. What is the leading theory for the cause of the injury to the heart?  How does this differ from the mechanism thought to be involved in the glomerulonephritis that can be associated with infection by the same organism (beta-hemolytic streptococcus)?