Heart block and paragonimiasis.
Intracardiac granulomas can cause complete heart block. A case of complete heart block is reported in a patient who had had paragonimiasis 30 years before and who had radiographic evidence of calcified granulomas in the heart and lungs.
Morrison
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Cardiac Unit, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge.
Petch
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000150:complications*