Anandan Prem Krishna, Shukkarbhai Patel Jigarkumar, George Jimmy, Bhatt Prabhavathi, Manjunath Cholenahally Nanjappa
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Science & Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Cardiol Res. 2015 Apr;6(2):260-262. doi: 10.14740/cr394w. Epub 2015 Apr 6.
Tropical endomyocardial fibrosis is a rare entity in the present era. Restrictive cardiomyopathy due to tapioca consumption is very rare, although it has been reported in India, especially in state of Kerala. We report a rare case of restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to tapioca consumption in a 20-year-old male patient.
在当今时代,热带心内膜心肌纤维化是一种罕见的病症。因食用木薯导致的限制性心肌病非常罕见,尽管在印度,尤其是喀拉拉邦有过相关报道。我们报告了一例罕见的因食用木薯继发限制性心肌病的20岁男性患者。