title: Hydatidosis in Jordan: an epidemiological study of 306 cases.
abstract: Of the 306 subjects studied, who had had hydatid cysts (Echinococcus granulosus) surgically excised in Jordan, 185 (60%) were female and 121 (40%) male. The liver was the most affected organ (57.8%), followed by the lung (26.4%). The kidneys, spleen, brain, soft tissues of neck, appendix and mesentery were less frequent sites. Multiple-organ infection was seen in 23 patients (7.5%). Over a third of the cases (35.8%) was aged < 21 years and the commonest occupation was housewife, followed by school student. The epidemiology of hydatidosis transmission in Jordan is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Amr
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Amr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jitawi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Annab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D017678:Sex Distribution