Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in a Ugandan child with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: coincidence or connection?
Amaya L Bustinduy 
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Kenneth Luzinda;
Simon Mpoya;
Philip Gothard;
Neil Stone;
Stephen Wright;
J Russell Stothard;
(2014)
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in a Ugandan child with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: coincidence or connection?
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 91 (4).
pp. 798-800.
ISSN 0002-9637
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0156
;
Kenneth Luzinda;
Simon Mpoya;
Philip Gothard;
Neil Stone;
Stephen Wright;
J Russell Stothard;
(2014)
Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) in a Ugandan child with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis: coincidence or connection?
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 91 (4).
pp. 798-800.
ISSN 0002-9637
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0156
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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