Endomyocardial involvement in asymptomatic sub-Saharan immigrants with helminth-related eosinophilia.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez (Yazar), Daniel San- (Yazar), Héctor Marrero-Santiago (Yazar), Michele Hernández-Cabrera (Yazar), Carlos Gil-Guillén (Yazar), Elena Pisos-Álamo (Yazar), Nieves Jaén-Sánchez (Yazar), José-Luis (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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BACKGROUND:Among immigrants of sub-Saharan origin, parasitic infection is the leading cause of eosinophilia, which is generally interpreted as a defense mechanism. A side effect of the inflammatory mediators released by eosinophils is damage to host organs, especially the heart. The main objectives...