Hepatic versus pulmonary involvement by Echinococcus granulosus.
In a five period, year 41 consecutive patients with echinococcosis were studied. Single organ involvement occurred in 34 (82.93%) and multiple organ disease in seven patients (17.07%). Single hepatic involvement, recorded in 15 patients (36.59%) was equal to single pulmonary involvement. This distribution appears to assume an intermediate position between the northern preponderance of hepatic and the southern prevalence of pulmonary echinococcosis in Iran.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged