Abdominal XXXX in Bangladesh: a hospital-based study.

@entity1 @entity2601 @entity235 @entity8434 @entity281 @entity12047 @entity99
INTRODUCTION: @entity8434 ( @entity8434 ) is reported from nearly all geographic areas of Bangladesh, but little information is available on its epidemiologic and clinical features. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations of hepatic and abdominal @entity8434 cases presenting to tertiary referral hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study was conducted via chart reviews of hepatic and abdominal @entity8434 @entity1 under care at tertiary referral hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between 2002 and 2011. Age, sex, education level, occupation, urban versus rural residence, drinking water source, history of @entity235 ownership, cyst type and location, and clinical manifestations were recorded for all @entity1 . RESULTS: Of the 130 @entity1 enrolled, 92 (70.8%) were female and 38 (29.2%) were male. The majority of @entity1 were from rural (76.2%) rather than urban (23.8%) areas. All cases were from the northern part of the country, with no cases reported from the south or southeast. Most @entity1 were between 21 and 40 years of age. A total of 119 @entity1 (91.5%) had cysts only in the liver, with the remaining 8.5% having cysts in both the liver and lungs or in the abdominal cavity. Seventy-six (58.5%) of the @entity99 were stage @entity2601 , indicating @entity281 . CONCLUSIONS: Active transmission of @entity12047 appears to be occurring in Bangladesh, as indicated by the high number of @entity2601 @entity99 seen at tertiary care hospitals. Community ultrasound screening studies are warranted to better define the distribution of cases and risk factors for parasite transmission.
