Table 1.
Personal, epidemiological, and clinical data of patients suffering from E. canadensis G7, E. granulosus, or E. canadensis G6 infection
| Species/strain | Species/strain | Species/strain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. canadensis G7 | E. granulosus | E. canadensis G6 | |
| Number of patients | 33 | 68 | 3 |
| Sex (female:male) | 20:13 | 36:32 | 2:1 |
| Mean age | 45.8 (5–72)years | 39.6 (8–76) years | 39.0 (29–48) years |
| Origin | Austria (23) | Turkey (36) | Iran (1) |
| Former YU* (9) | Former YU (18) | Afghanistan (1) | |
| Hungary (1) | Romania (3) | Ghana (1) | |
| Austria (2) | |||
| Albania (1) | |||
| Greece (1) | |||
| Italy (1) | |||
| Chile (1) | |||
| Lebanon (1) | |||
| Tunisia (1) | |||
| India (1) | |||
| Thailand (1) | |||
| Bulgaria (1) | |||
| Organ | Liver (32) | Liver (55) | Liver (1) |
| Liver and lung (1) | Liver and lung (2) | Lung (1) | |
| Lung (3) | Spleen (1) | ||
| Musculature (3) | |||
| Diaphragm (2) | |||
| Kidney (1) | |||
| Pericardium (1) | |||
| Heart and brain (1) | |||
| Average cyst diameter (N = 71) | 5.7 cm (N = 23) | 10.7 cm (N = 46) | 5 cm (N = 2) |
| Minimal–maximal cyst diameter | 3–10 cm | 5–21 cm | 5 cm |
| Single cyst | 18 | 33 | 2 |
| More than 1 cyst | 5 | 13 | |
| Calcified cyst | 4 | 6 | |
| Clinical symptoms (N = 68) | Upper abdominal pain (10) | Upper abdominal pain (18) | |
| Asymptomatic (4) | Asymptomatic (2) | ||
| Suspected tumor (7) | Suspected tumor (2) | ||
| Biliary symptoms (2) | Biliary symptoms (3) | ||
| Fever (1), nausea (1) | Relapse (4) | ||
| Accident (1), anaphylactic shock (1) | Fever (3) | ||
| Hemoptysis (2) | |||
| Nausea (1), pregnancy (1) | |||
| Ascites (1), renal colic (1) | |||
| Thrombosis (1), stenocardia (1) | |||
| Echinococcosis in the family (1) |
*
YU = former Yugoslavia.