%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