An autopsy of a 34year-old patient with a long history of rheumatism, revealed the epicardial surface of the heart with shaggy exudate formed by grey strands which easily separate from underlying tissues and described as bread-and-butter pericarditis (hairy heart). What is the most likely diagnosis?

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

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An autopsy of a 34year-old patient with a long history of rheumatism, revealed the epicardial surface of the heart with shaggy exudate formed by grey strands which easily separate from underlying tissues and described as ‘bread-and-butter’ pericarditis (’hairy heart’). What is the most likely diagnosis?

A	Fibrinous pericarditis
B	Purulent pericarditis
C	Hemorrhagic pericarditis
D	Proliferated pericarditis

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GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY