Active schistosomiasis, severe hypereosinophilia and rapid progression of chronic endomyocardial fibrosis

Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a neglected restrictive cardiomyopathy of unknown aetiology and unclear natural history, which causes premature deaths in endemic areas. We present the case of a 13-year-old boy from a highly endemic area, presenting with concurrent signs of chronic EMF and severe hy...

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Autores principales: Mocumbi, AO, Damasceno, A, Carrilho, C, Goncalves, C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2016
Materias:
Cardiovascular Topics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805245
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-030

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805245
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2016-030

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