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

• Hoofdauteurs: Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez (Auteur), Daniel San- (Auteur), Héctor Marrero-Santiago (Auteur), Michele Hernández-Cabrera (Auteur), Carlos Gil-Guillén (Auteur), Elena Pisos-Álamo (Auteur), Nieves Jaén-Sánchez (Auteur), José-Luis (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...