Table 2 Epidemiological and clinical information for 38 patients with echinococcosis
Parameter | Factor | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 22 (57.8) |
Female | 16 (42.2) | |
Housing location | Urban | 9 (23.7) |
Rural | 29 (76.3) | |
Contact with stray dogs | Yes | 23 (60.5) |
No | 15 (39.5) | |
Cyst location | Liver | 19 (50.0) |
Lung | 8 (22.5) | |
Spleen | 1 (2.5) | |
Right side of pelvis | 1 (2.5) | |
Right forearm | 1 (2.5) | |
Gall-bladder | 1 (2.5) | |
Kidney | 2 (5.0) | |
Extradural cyst | 1 (2.5) | |
Kidney | 1 (2.5) | |
Hypochondrium | 1 (2.5) | |
Hepatogastric omentum | 1 (2.5) | |
Orbital biopsy | 1 (2.5) | |
Cyst size | Large | 13 (34.3) |
Medium | 05 (13.1) | |
Small | 20 (52.6) | |
Therapy with albendazole | Administered | 36 (94.7) |
Not administered | 02 (5.3) | |
Serology | Positive | 13 (34.2) |
Negative | 02 (5.3) | |
Data not available | 23 (60.5) |