Bracht-Wachter bodies are yellow-white miliary spots in the myocardium, seen most commonly in florid cases of long-standing infective endocarditis. Myocardium is the muscular tissue of the Heart. Relationship to other layers The other tissues of the heart are the Endocardium Endocarditis is an Inflammation of the inner layer of the Heart, the Endocardium. Histologically, these are collections of chronic inflammatory cells, mainly lymphocytes and histiocytes. Histopathology (from the Greek histos (tissue and pathos (suffering refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations A lymphocyte is a type of White blood cell in the Vertebrate Immune system. A histiocyte is a cell that is part of the human Immune system.
These were described by two Germans, Erich Franz Eugen Bracht, an obstetrcian and gyanecologist, and Hermann Julius Gustav Wächter, a physician. Erich Franz Eugen Bracht (1882-1969 was a German Pathologist and Gynecologist who was a native of Berlin.
Other findings in infective endocarditis are:
- Osler's nodes
- Janeway lesions
- Roth's spots
- Flea-bitten kidneys- pyemic spots
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Osler's nodes are painful red raised lesions on the Finger pulps indicative of the heart disease subacute Infective Endocarditis. Janeway lesions are non- Tender, small Erythematous or Haemorrhagic macular or nodular lesions on the Palms or soles Roth's spots are Retinal Hemorrhages with white or pale centers composed of Coagulated Fibrin.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic