Table 3 Ultrasound classification of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE), with lesion anatomic location and lesion numbers amongst school children
From: Childhood suffering: hyper endemic echinococcosis in Qinghai-Tibetan primary school students, China
Ultrasound cases | Number (%) | Lesion location, n (%) | Lesion numbers, n (%) | Lesion size, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | R | L + R | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | < 5 cm | 5–9 cm | ≥ 10 cm | ||
CE total | 116 | 25 (21.6) | 68 (58.6) | 23 (19.8) | 86 (74.1) | 22 (19.0) | 8 (6.9) | 39 (33.6) | 61 (52.6) | 16 (13.8) |
CE 1 | 53 (45.7) | 10 (8.6) | 32 (27.6) | 11 (9.5) | 39 (33.6) | 11 (9.5) | 3 (2.6) | 18 (15.5) | 27 (23.3) | 8 (6.9) |
CE 2 | 12 (10.3) | 2 (1.7) | 8 (6.9) | 2 (1.7) | 9 (7.8) | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 8 (6.9) | 3 (2.6) |
CE3 | 44 (37.9) | 11 (9.5) | 24 (20.7) | 9 (7.8) | 33 (28.4) | 8 (6.9) | 3 (2.6) | 17 (14.7) | 22 (19.0) | 5 (4.3) |
CE 4 | 7 (6.0) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (3.4) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (4.3) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (2.6) | 4 (3.4) | 0 |
CE 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||
AE total | 214 | 45 (21.0) | 133 (62.1) | 36 (16.8) | 153 (71.5) | 38 (17.8) | 23 (10.7) | 187 (87.4) | 21 (9.8) | 6 (2.8) |
P 1 a+ | 145 (67.8) | 34 (15.9) | 111 (51.9) | 0 | 122 (57.0) | 19 (8.9) | 4 (1.9) | 145 (67.8) | 0 | 0 |
P1 b++ | 23 (10.7) | 0 | 0 | 23 (10.7) | 0 | 12 (5.6) | 11 (5.1) | 23 (10.7) | 0 | 0 |
P2 | 35 (16.4) | 11 (5.1) | 22 (10.3) | 2 (0.9) | 27 (12.6) | 5 (2.3) | 3 (1.4) | 18 (8.4) | 15 (7.0) | 2 (0.9) |
P3 | 10 (4.7) | 0 | 0 | 10 (4.7) | 3 (1.4) | 2 (0.9) | 5 (2.3) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (2.8) | 3 (1.4) |
P4 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||||