Brugada syndrome revealed by intestinal shigellosis in a patient from Benin at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
; 110(4): 250-253, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
This paper is about a Brugada syndrome (BS) of accidental discovery in a patient from Benin during an intestinal shigellosis episode in the infectiology department of university hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. Authors establish a link between these two diseases. After a literature's review, they underline that BS is under-diagnosed in Africa. Furthermore, they highlight socio-cultural characteristics of sudden deaths in West Africa including BS.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disentería Bacilar
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Síndrome de Brugada
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Bull Soc Pathol Exot
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia