Table 2 Patients with cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) diagnosed by ultrasonographic findings
Disease category | Stage | No. of patients (mean age, years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Totala | ||
CE | CE1 | 17 (33.2) | 10 (20.3) | 27 (28.4) |
CE2 | 6 (41.2) | 13 (31.3) | 19 (34.4) | |
CE3a | 5 (33.6) | 5 (34.8) | 10 (34.2) | |
CE3b | 5 (25.4) | 16 (39.4) | 21 (35.9) | |
CE4 | 9 (43.6) | 14 (35.9) | 23 (38.7) | |
CE5 | 10 (52.3) | 5 (46.0) | 15 (50.2) | |
Subtotal | Â | 52 (38.9) | 63 (34.1) | 115 (36.2) |
AE | Early AE | 5 (18.6) | 3 (27.3) | 8 (21.9) |
Advanced AE | 6 (24.8) | 6 (21.3) | 12 (23.1) | |
Subtotal | Â | 11 (22.0) | 9 (23.3) | 20 (22.6) |
Total | Â | 63 (35.9) | 72 (32.7) | 135a (34.2) |