A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan

Overview

Journal Korean J Parasitol

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2018 Sep 11

PMID 30196673

Citations 10

Authors

Aisha Khan

Sarmad Zahoor

Haroon Ahmed

Uzma Malik

Rabia Amin Butt

Muhammad Sultanul Muzam

Seyma Gunyakti Kilinc

Noorulain Noor

Saroosh Zahoor

Muhammad Sohail Afzal

Hamza Mansur

Shumaila Irum

Sami Simsek

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Abstract

A retrospective study was performed to report the case occurrence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in three hospitals of north-eastern region in Punjab Province, Pakistan. We reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of patients in 4 hospitals which were diagnosed with CE during 2012-2017. A total of 198 cases, 82 (41.4%) male and 116 (58.6%) females were detected as CE. The most Highest incidence was revealed in.... 21-30 years-old group (24.2%) followed by 41-50 (22.7%), 31-40 (16.2%), 11-20 (13.6%), 51-60 (8.1%), below 10 (5.5%), over 71 (5.1%) and 61-70 year-old group (4.5%). CE was detected in various organs of infected individuals. However, most of CE cases were detected in the liver (47.4%) and lung (18.6%). The present study indicated that CE is more or less prevalent in surveyed areas and one of the most important public health problems in Punjab Province, Pakistan.

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