title: Epidemiology aspects of endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a specific clinicopathological entity. It occurs sporadically throughout the world but is endemic in parts of Africa, India and South America. In sporadic cases, blood eosinophilia is a common feature; this is a variable finding in endemic cases. The curious geographical distribution of EMF in the tropics remains unexplained.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001208:Asia; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D013020:South America; D014454:Uganda