- Endarteritis:
Infection of the lining of blood vessels (eg, in a patient who has postoperative coarctation of the aorta)
- Endocarditis:
Inflammation of the valvular or mural endocardium, whether from an infection or from a noninfectious inflammatory process
- Infective endocarditis:
Endocarditis caused by microorganisms (bacteria or fungi) involving either the heart or the great vessels (ie, endarteritis); the pathology also may include abscess formation
- Mycotic aneurysm:
A term applied to fungal or bacterial infection within the wall of a vessel
- Mycotic endocarditis:
Endocarditis caused by fungus
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