Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary cystic hydatidosis.
Indian J Pediatr
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2008 Oct; 75(10): 1003-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-83157
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Hydatidosis is a parasitic infection that is still an important public health problem in Turkey. In the present study, it was planned to review the diagnostic and treatment options.METHODS:
The study was conducted in pediatric pulmonary chest ward of Izmir Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital, a referral tertiary hospital for pulmonary diseases in Western Turkey. Cases were evaluated in clinical presentations, radiological, histopathologic and serological features retrospectively.RESULTS:
Consecutive 17 (11 male and 6 female; mean age 11.29 + 2.44) pediatric cases between 1996 and 2001 were evaluated. Liver involvement was found in 8 (47%) cases. Casoni skin test and IHA test were found positive in 7 (63.6%) and 8 (72.7%) out of 11 cases, respectively. Surgical treatment was performed only in 7 (41.1%) cases as well as surgical plus medical treatment was given in 3 (17.6%) cases. Seven (41.1%) cases were treated just medically.CONCLUSION:
Hydatidosis should be considered in the existence of appropriate clinical and radiological findings as a probable diagnosis in all children in our region. Surgery should be the first choice for treatment but, medical therapy was considered as effective for treatment complicated and/or nonsurgical pediatric cases.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Turkey
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Albendazole
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Child
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Adolescent
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Treatment Outcome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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