Hutt M S
Postgrad Med J. 1983 Mar;59(689):142-6. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.59.689.142.
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.
心内膜心肌纤维化(EMF)是一种特定的临床病理实体。它在世界各地散在发生,但在非洲、印度和南美洲部分地区呈地方性流行。在散发病例中,血液嗜酸性粒细胞增多是一个常见特征;而在地方性病例中,这一表现则各不相同。EMF在热带地区奇特的地理分布仍无法解释。