Blood Flukes and Arterial Damage: A Review of Aneurysm Cases in Patients with Schistosomiasis
Table 4
Summary of findings with frequencies and percentages.
Anagraphic details
Mean ± SD
Range
Age
41.0 ± 14.3
18–66
Sex
N
%
Male
7
53.8
Female
6
46.1
Cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities
Cardiovascular comorbidity (Hypertension, previous type A aortic dissection, and pulmonary valve steno-insufficiency)
3
23.1
Oesophageal varices
2
15.4
Ex-smoker
2
15.4
Alcohol abuse
1
7.7
Schistosomiasis details
Previous history of schistosomiasis
8
61.5
Actual positivity for schistosomiasis (stool, antigen test, or histology)
4
30.8
Type of schistosomiasis
Intestinal-hepatosplenic
7
53.8
Pulmonary
5
38.5
Urinary or testicular
2
15.4
Clinical presentation
Pain (chest, hypochondrium, and lumbar)
6
46.1
Dyspnoea
6
41.6
Fever
3
23.1
Hoarseness
3
23.1
Hyper-eosinophilia
2
15.4
Syncope/cardiogenic shock
2
15.4
Anaemia
1
7.7
Artery involved
Pulmonary
6
41.6
Aortic arch
1
7.7
Thoraco-abdominal
1
7.7
Portal
1
7.7
Hepatic
1
7.7
Renal
1
7.7
Splenic
1
7.7
Rupture on previous aortic graft
1
7.7
Treatment
No surgery (3 refusals, 1 exitus, 1 n.s)
5
38.5
Splenectomy
1
7.7
Nephrectomy, aneurysmectomy, and renal reimplantation
1
7.7
Aneurysmectomy (aortic arch)
1
7.7
Not-specified procedure (aortic rupture on previous graft)
1
7.7
Outcome
Not specified
6
41.6
Alive
4
30.8
Exitus
3
23.1
Anagraphic details, cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidities, schistosomiasis details (previous history or actual positivity) and type of schistosomiasis according to the apparatus involved, clinical presentation (signs and symptoms), arterial segment involved, treatment (conservative or surgical), and outcome are summarised, providing mean and standard deviation (for age) and number of cases and percentage for other factors. SD = standard deviation.
