Hydatid Disease in Yemeni Patients Attending Public and Private Hospitals in Sana'a City, Yemen

Overview

Journal Oman Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2011 Nov 30

PMID 22125707

Citations 9

Authors

Abdulbasit Alghoury

Eman El-Hamshary

Ahmed Azazy

Eman Hussein

Hanan Z Rayan

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

Objectives: Hydatid disease is endemic and represents a major health problem in Yemen. The aim of this study is to determine the magnitude of the problem of hydatidosis in patients attending Public and Private Hospitals at Sana'a city, Yemen.

Methods: 66 patients with hydatid disease were identified during the period from August 2006 to February 2007. Complete medical history for all CE patients were collected and analyzed.

Results: Among the 66 CE patients, 67% were females and 33% males. Liver was the most common involved organ. Single cyst was more frequently detected than multiple cysts and approximately 94% of the cysts were ≥5 cm. Moreover, Public hospitals were the main source of patients with CE disease.

Conclusion: Hydatidosis is still an endemic disease and an important health problem in Yemen which needs to be studied further. Therefore, accurate information on the distribution of the disease is the first step for the control and prevention of the disease. Moreover, it is crucial to investigate the role of different intermediate hosts and genotypes of E. granulosus in humans and animals.

Citing Articles

Epidemiological characteristics of human cystic echinococcosis in Khuzestan province (Iran), 2011-2021: a retrospective analytical study.

Haddad M, Sepahvand Z, Fadaei T, Belali R J Parasit Dis. 2023; 47(4):718-726.

PMID: 38009155 PMC: 10667199. DOI: 10.1007/s12639-023-01619-1.

Case Series of Cystic Echinococcosis Over a Twelve-year Period at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman.

Hassan K, Al Balushi A, Wazir H, Al Adawi B Oman Med J. 2023; 38(2):e482.

PMID: 37009206 PMC: 10039982. DOI: 10.5001/omj.2023.61.

An Update on the Epidemiological Features of Imported Schistosomiasis and Cystic Echinococcosis in Kuwait, 2010-2018.

Al-Awadhi M, Iqbal J, Ahmad S Med Princ Pract. 2021; 30(2):138-145.

PMID: 33524982 PMC: 8114046. DOI: 10.1159/000514873.

Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal.

Joshi U, Subedi R, Jayswal A, Agrawal V J Parasitol Res. 2020; 2020:8867744.

PMID: 32963818 PMC: 7499327. DOI: 10.1155/2020/8867744.

Hydatid Disease in the Central Region of Iran: A 5-year Epidemiological and Clinical Overview.

Farazi A, Zarinfar N, Kayhani F, Khazaie F Cent Asian J Glob Health. 2020; 8(1):364.

PMID: 32002314 PMC: 6948357. DOI: 10.5195/cajgh.2019.364.

References

Erman T, Tuna M, Gocer I, Ildan F, Zeren M, Cetinalp E . Intracranial intraosseous hydatid cyst. Case report and review of literature. Neurosurg Focus. 2006; 11(1):ECP1. DOI: 10.3171/foc.2001.11.1.9. View

McManus D, Zhang W, Li J, Bartley P . Echinococcosis. Lancet. 2003; 362(9392):1295-304. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14573-4. View

Morar R, Feldman C . Pulmonary echinococcosis. Eur Respir J. 2003; 21(6):1069-77. DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00108403. View

Taori K, Sanyal R, Rathod J, Mahajan S, Jajoo G, Saxena V . CT appearances of hydatid disease at various locations. Australas Radiol. 2006; 50(4):298-305. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01588.x. View

Carmona C, PERDOMO R, Carbo A, Alvarez C, Monti J, GRAUERT R . Risk factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis in Florida, Uruguay: results of a mass screening study using ultrasound and serology. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998; 58(5):599-605. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.599. View

Kanat F, Turk E, Aribas O . Comparison of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children and adults. ANZ J Surg. 2004; 74(10):885-9. DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03022.x. View

Azazy A, Abdelhamid A . Indirect haemagglutination (IHA) for the diagnosis of hydatid disease in Yemen. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2000; 30(2):407-11. View

Sadjjadi S . Present situation of echinococcosis in the Middle East and Arabic North Africa. Parasitol Int. 2005; 55 Suppl:S197-202. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.030. View

Shambesh M, Craig P, Macpherson C, Rogan M, Gusbi A, Echtuish E . An extensive ultrasound and serologic study to investigate the prevalence of human cystic echinococcosis in northern Libya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999; 60(3):462-8. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.462. View

10.

Wang Y, Rogan M, Vuitton D, Wen H, Bartholomot B, Macpherson C . Cystic echinococcosis in semi-nomadic pastoral communities in north-west China. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001; 95(2):153-8. DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90142-7. View

11.

Torgerson P, Karaeva R, Corkeri N, Abdyjaparov T, Kuttubaev O, Shaikenov B . Human cystic echinococcosis in Kyrgystan: an epidemiological study. Acta Trop. 2002; 85(1):51-61. DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00257-7. View

12.

Amert A, Sharawee Z . Hepatic hydatid cysts: presentation and surgical management in Yemen. J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1992; 37(4):229-31. View

13.

Niron E, Ozer H . Ultrasound appearances of liver hydatid disease. Br J Radiol. 1981; 54(640):335-8. DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-54-640-335. View

14.

Fatimi S, Naureen S, Moizuddin S, Puri M, Yousuf M, Javed M . Pulmonary hydatidosis: clinical profile and follow up from an endemic region. ANZ J Surg. 2007; 77(9):749-51. DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04216.x. View