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Endomyocardial involvement in asymptomatic sub-Saharan immigrants with helminth-related eosinophilia

BACKGROUND: Among immigrants of sub-Saharan origin, parasitic infection is the leading cause of eosinophilia, which is generally interpreted as a defense mechanism. A side effect of the inflammatory mediators released by eosinophils is damage to host organs, especially the heart. The main objectives...

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Autores principales: Carranza-Rodríguez, Cristina, San-Román-Sánchez, Daniel, Marrero-Santiago, Héctor, Hernández-Cabrera, Michele, Gil-Guillén, Carlos, Pisos-Álamo, Elena, Jaén-Sánchez, Nieves, Pérez-Arellano, José-Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5342272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005403