%0 Journal Article %T Endomyocardial fibrosis associated with mansoni schistosomiasis %A Carneiro %A Renata de Carvalho Bicalho %A Santos %A Alexandre Lemos da Silveira %A Brant %A Luisa Campos Caldeira %A Rabelo %A F¨¢bio T£¿rres %A Ligeiro %A Carla Maia %A Barcelos %A Isabella Peixoto de %A Silva %A Vanessa Barbosa %A Silva %A Virg¨ªnia Sheila Xavier %A Nunes %A Maria do Carmo Pereira %J Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical %D 2011 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT %R 10.1590/S0037-86822011000500026 %X endomyocardial fibrosis (emf) is a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people worldwide. emf is the most common cause of restrictive cardiomyopathy, caused by deposition of fibrous tissue on endocardial surfaces. emf is a major cause of death in areas where it is endemic, but the pathogenesis of the disease is poorly understood. schistosomiasis mansoni is a parasitic disease endemic in brazil, where emf has also been described. the association between emf and schistosomiasis has been suggested in various publications, seeking a possible correlation between endocardial and periportal fibroses. this report describes a case of emf associated with schistosomiasis. %K endomyocardial fibrosis %K mansoni schistosomiasis %K restrictive cardiomyopathy. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0037-86822011000500026&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en