Epidemiology of hydatid disease in Najaf province / Iraq
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https://doi.org/10.36320/ajb/v9.i2.7593Keywords:
Hydatid cyst, epidemiology, gender, age distributionAbstract
One hundred and twenty four patients infected with hydatid cyst were clinically and surgically proved . Follow up was done in Al-Sadder Medical City, Najaf / Iraq during January to December 2014 . The incidence of hydatidosis in female was higher than that in males . The youngest was 5 years and the oldest was more than 70 years old . The highest age distribution of hydatidosis patients was between 21 – 30 years . The percentage of liver hydatidosis was higher ( 40.32 % ) than other organs . Patients with large size(> 5 cm) cyst were more than those with small cyst (< 5 cm) .
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