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Patients managed for a lung hydatid cyst : what do they know about their pathology ?

Sarra Zairi, Dorra Jarraya, Mehdi Abdennadher, Hazem Zribi, Hela Kamoun, Amira Dridi, Hedia Bellali, Tahar Mestiri, Adel Marghli
European Respiratory Journal 2021 58: PA3414; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3414
Sarra Zairi
1Department of thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Dorra Jarraya
2Department of pharmacy. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana., Tunis, Tunisia
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Mehdi Abdennadher
1Department of thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Hazem Zribi
1Department of thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Hela Kamoun
3Department of pulmonology. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Amira Dridi
4Department of anesthesiology. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Hedia Bellali
5Department of epidemiology and statistics. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Tahar Mestiri
4Department of anesthesiology. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Adel Marghli
1Department of thoracic and cardio-vascular surgery. Abderrahmen Mami Hospital Ariana. Medical School of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar., Tunis, Tunisia
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Abstract

Introduction: Hydatid disease remains a real public health problem in many traditional pastoral farming countries. Its prevention is the most effective solution.

Aim: Our study aimed to assess the knowledge of patients managed for a lung hydatid cyst concerning their pathology.

Methods: Between November 2018 and July 2019, we carried out a descriptive cross-sectional study, in a thoracic surgery department, about the knowledge and information that patients with hydatid cyst had about the disease.

Results: Thirty-four patients responded to our survey. The mean age was 37.18 ± 18.43 years old. Most of our patients came from rural areas. Among the 30 patients under the age of 60, 12 (40%) were housewives. Three patients (8.8%) had already been operated on for a cyst. Thirty patients (88.3%) reported having contact with dogs and sheep. If a cyst was suspected in the sheep’s offal, 20.6% (7 cases) threw them in the trash and 14.8% gave them to the dog (5 women). Among the respondents, 50% (17 cases) did not know the modes of human contamination. Knowledge of clinical signs suggestive of the disease and modes of contamination were correlated with the level of education. Fourteen patients (41.2%) raised the possibility of disease recurrence. Among the means of prevention, thorough washing of fruits and vegetables was cited in 3 cases (21.4%) and incineration of soiled offal in 1 case (7.2%).

Conclusion: Assessment of patients' knowledge about hydatid disease must be systematic in countries with high endemicity of hydatidosis, in order to identify false practices and correct them, to break the parasitic cycle. Educational messages should target the rural population and be adapted to their level of education.

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Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3414.

This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.

This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).

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Patients managed for a lung hydatid cyst : what do they know about their pathology ?
Sarra Zairi, Dorra Jarraya, Mehdi Abdennadher, Hazem Zribi, Hela Kamoun, Amira Dridi, Hedia Bellali, Tahar Mestiri, Adel Marghli
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2021, 58 (suppl 65) PA3414; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3414

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Patients managed for a lung hydatid cyst : what do they know about their pathology ?
Sarra Zairi, Dorra Jarraya, Mehdi Abdennadher, Hazem Zribi, Hela Kamoun, Amira Dridi, Hedia Bellali, Tahar Mestiri, Adel Marghli
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2021, 58 (suppl 65) PA3414; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3414
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