Vegetation (pathology)
In medicine, a vegetation is an abnormal growth named for its similarity to natural vegetation. Vegetations are often associated with endocarditis.Medical Dictionary Lookup!"> They can be made of fibrin and platelets.Medical Dictionary Lookup2">
Types
Certain conditions are associated with specific vegetation patterns:| Condition | Size | Infective? |
| Infective endocarditis related to Staphylococcus aureus | Generally large | Yes |
| Rheumatic fever related to Streptococcus pyogenes | Typically small | |
| Libman–Sacks endocarditis related to systemic lupus erythematosus | Small | No |
| Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis | Small | No |