Pathogenic involvement of joints and other synovium-lined structures, including tendon sheaths and bursae, is a relatively uncommon but important form of infection. Its significance is related to the severe destruction of musculoskeletal structures it can cause, which often results in…
The surgical pathologist plays a key role in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal infection. Virtually all types of pathogenic microbes can cause gastrointestinal infection, so the diagnostic pathologist must be cognizant of their varied histologic manifestations and acquainted with the complex…
Introduction Infections can involve all three layers of the heart, and virtually all classes of organisms infect cardiac tissues. Because the entire cardiac output is delivered to the lungs and other vital organs by the cardiac ventricles with each cardiac…
Introduction In its role as a portal between the ambient environment and the internal milieu, the lung is also the most frequent site of serious infection. A variety of factors predispose to pulmonary infection, including distortions in lung anatomy, decreased…
The identification of infection in biopsied tissues is the primary responsibility of the surgical pathologist. In an age when both noninvasive and minimally invasive approaches and techniques have increased, it is important to revisit the role of the biopsy in…