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Image from atlas entry: Tropheryma

Figure 1. Tropheryma whipplei shown by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining of a mitral valve.

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Associated Organisms
Organ System
  • Mitral Valve
Image Technique
  • Photomicrography
Lab Technique
  • Periodic Acid-Schiff Stain
Specimen Type
  • Pathology Specimen
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Other Notes

This image was contributed by Abiola Fashanu, M.D. and Susan Rehm, M.D. of the Division of Infectious Disease; Rony Lahoud, M.D. Division of Cardiology; Carmela D. Tan, M.D. and Rene E. Rodriguez, M.D. Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.

Copyright Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2013. Used with permission.

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