American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2014 · 11 citations · 10 references
MedicinePathologyPediatricsHepatologyPediatric CardiologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesFibrosisHelminth InfectionsParasitic DiseasesParasitic PathologyPediatric CardiomyopathyPediatric HepatologyCardiac Parasitic PathologyCardiac PathogenesisFibrosis In Parasitic DiseaseParasitic CardiopathologyParasitic FibrosisParasitic HepatopathologyPediatric Cardiovascular PathologySchistosomiasis Pathology
An association between late-stage hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) has been suggested but not proven. We present the case of a 12-year-old Ugandan boy with striking comorbidities, including advanced periportal fibrosis caused by Schistosoma mansoni infection and right ventricular EMF, and discuss the possible correlation between both diseases.
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Helminth associated hypereosinophilia and tropical endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in Nigeria
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