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

• Main Authors: Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez (Author), Daniel San- (Author), Héctor Marrero-Santiago (Author), Michele Hernández-Cabrera (Author), Carlos Gil-Guillén (Author), Elena Pisos-Álamo (Author), Nieves Jaén-Sánchez (Author), José-Luis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...