title: Crohn's disease and nontropical endomyocardial fibrosis.
abstract: The pathogenesis of endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is poorly understood. EMF may result from autoimmune scarring of the endocardium. Clinically, EMF presents as a restrictive cardiomyopathy. EMF is commonly reported in tropical countries. In Western countries, EMF is associated with hypereosinophilia and reported as Loeffler endocarditis. We report a Caucasian patient with Crohn's disease and EMF, and discuss a possible linkage between the two conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Université Lille Nord de France, UDSL, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France. ennezat @ yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pierre Vladimir
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Ennezat
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noel
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tillie-Leblond
authors.forename: Thierry H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Le Jemtel
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vincentelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications*