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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...
Autores principales: | Mocumbi, AO, Damasceno, A, Carrilho, C, Goncalves, C |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Clinics Cardive Publishing
2016
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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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