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Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in a Ugandan child with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: coincidence or connection?
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The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2014 Oct; Vol. 91 (4), pp. 798-800. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 07. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- 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.<br /> (© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anthelmintics therapeutic use
Child
Endomyocardial Fibrosis drug therapy
Endomyocardial Fibrosis parasitology
Feces parasitology
Humans
Liver Diseases drug therapy
Liver Diseases parasitology
Male
Praziquantel therapeutic use
Propranolol therapeutic use
Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy
Schistosomiasis mansoni parasitology
Splenic Diseases drug therapy
Splenic Diseases parasitology
Uganda
Vasodilator Agents therapeutic use
Endomyocardial Fibrosis complications
Liver Diseases complications
Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification
Schistosomiasis mansoni complications
Splenic Diseases complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1476-1645
- Volume :
- 91
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25002295
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0156