Table 1 Main epidemiological and clinical data in 217 patients included in the study
From: Recurrence of cystic echinococcosis in an endemic area: a retrospective study
Patients n/N (%) | |
|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD (range),years ≤ 59 years | 52.55 ± 18.20 (5–82) 124/217 (57.1) |
Male sex | 133/217 (61.3) |
Patients from rural areas | 148/217 (68.2) |
Professional activity-agriculture/livestock | 31/217 (14.3) |
Contact with animals | 60/217 (27.6) |
Immigrants | 6/217 (2.8) |
Comorbidity | 73/217 (33.6) |
Asyntomatic/casual finding | 129/217 (59.4) |
Clinical manifestations Mechanics Infectious Allergic | 88/217 (40.6) 54/88 (61.3) 35/88 (39.7) 14/88 (15.9) |
Eosinophilia (>0.450 × 109 eosinophils/L) | 65/217 (29.9) |
ELISA (>1/80) | 105/217 (48.4) |
Cyst location (multiple response variable) | |
Liver Lung Others/disseminated | 193/217 (88.9) 12/217 (5.5) 31/217 (14.2) |
No. of cysts, mean ± SD (range) 1 ≥ 2 | 1.95 ± 2.66 (1–20) 137/217 (63.1) 80/217 (36.9) |
Size of the largest cyst, mean ± SD (range),cm ≥ 7 cm ≤ 6.9 cm | 8.18 ± 4.35 (1–23) 122/217 (56.2) 95/217 (43.8) |
WHO classification CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 CE5 | 193/217 (88.9) 10/193 (5.2) 59/193 (30.6) 32/193 (16.6) 30/193 (15.5) 62/193 (32.1) |
Treatment | |
Combined treatment (Antihelminths & surgical) Surgical technics Surgical treatment complications | 141/217 (65.0) 76/217 (35.0) 38/217 (17.5) |
Cohort mortality from all causes | 13/217 (6.0)a |
Mortality attributable to hydatidosis | 2/217 (0.9)b |