title: Early presentation of endomyocardial fibrosis in a 22-month-old child: a case report.
abstract: We present an unusual, biopsy-proven case of endomyocardial fibrosis in a 22-month-old male child, which progressed rapidly resulting in death. The patient was born to a father originating from Mozambique, where the disease is endemic but who had not himself travelled there, suggesting a genetic link. Other remarkable features were the presence of a right ventricular diverticulum, and a positive Mycoplasma pneumoniae immunoglobulin M enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, C.H. Baragwanath Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Antoinette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cilliers
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Ana O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mocumbi
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology