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Review
. 2017 Oct;110(4):250-253.
doi: 10.1007/s13149-017-0575-9. Epub 2017 Sep 25.

Brugada syndrome revealed by intestinal shigellosis in a patient from Benin at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne

Y T Aba  1   2   3 , A Fresard  4   5 , A Gagneux-Brunon  4   5 , M F Lutz  4   5 , C Cazorla  4   5 , F Lucht  4   5 , E Botelho-Nevers  4   5 , E Bissagnene  6 , A Da Costa  7
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Review

Brugada syndrome revealed by intestinal shigellosis in a patient from Benin at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne

Y T Aba et al. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2017 Oct.

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.

Keywords: Benin; Brugada syndrome; ECG; Intestinal shigellosis; Sub-Saharan Africa; Sudden death; Witchcraft.

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