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Table 1 Summary of findings of cases of chikungunya (N=7)

From: Chikungunya: an emerging viral infection with varied clinical presentations in Bangladesh: Reports of seven cases

Findings

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

Case 6

Case 7

Age (years)

40

37

35

38

30

41

52

Sex

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Occupation

Physician

Service holder

Businessman

Housewife

Unemployed

Housewife

Service holder

Fever at presentation (days)

2

4 (1 week back)

1

4

2-3

1

1

Total duration of fever (days)

5

4

4

5

5

4

5

Arthralgia/arthritis

Yes, hands, feet

No

Yes, left knee

No

Yes, wrists, hands, feet

Yes, wrists, hands, ankles

Yes, left ankle

Rash

Yes, on day 6

Yes, on day 1

No

No

No

No

No

Lymphadenopathy

Yes, post-auricular

No

No

No

No

No

No

Others

Vomiting

–

–

–

Loose motion

–

Vomiting

Loose motion

Hb (gm/dl)

11.8

13.5

13.9

11.9

9.4

11.3

12.2

Hct%

34.9

35.1

35.3

34.6

29.5

35.2

35.8

TC of WBC (X109/L)

6.68

4.0

6.13

5.78

10.55

7.23

7.22

Lymphocytes (%)

8.2

38

20.1

34

9.5

21.3

10

Platelets (X109/L)

223

230

197

234

188

334

191

ESR (mm/1st hr)

7

27

12

34

65

46

28

CRP (mg/L)

25.9

–

–

–

–

–

34

NS 1

Negative

–

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.8

–

–

–

0.4

–

0.7

ALT (U/L)

15

–

–

–

254

–

48

AST (U/L)

20

–

–

–

81

–

56

CPK (U/L)

51

–

–

–

–

–

61

S.Creatinine(mg/dl)

1.0

–

–

–

11.1

–

0.9

Electrolytes, mmol/L

Na–K–Cl–TCO2

139–3.9–105–26

–

–

–

Na–K–Cl–TCO2

136–5.5–102–25

–

Na–K–Cl–TCO2

135–3.6–102–21

Blood culture

No growth

–

–

–

No growth

–

No growth

RT-PCR for chikungunya

–

Positive

–

–

–

–

–

Anti-chikungynya antibody (IgM) ICT

Positive

–

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Positive

Anti-chikungynya antibody (IgG)

Negative

–

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Negative

Residual joint symptom (beyond febrile illness)

Yes, left foot

No

Yes, right ankle

No

No

Yes, right ankle

Yes, left ankle