Table 2 Clinical characteristics in patients with dengue, Leptospira and co-infections
From: Leptospirosis in febrile patients with suspected diagnosis of dengue fever
Clinical symptoms | Total cases | Dengue | Leptospira | Co-infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 276 | % | n = 84 | % | n = 31 | % | n = 16 | % | |
Headache | 246 | 89.1 | 73 | 83.9 | 30 | 96.7 | 16 | 100.0 |
Myalgia | 240 | 86.9 | 74 | 85.1 | 27 | 87.1 | 16 | 100.0 |
Arthralgias | 229 | 82.9 | 71 | 81.6 | 28 | 90.3 | 14 | 87.5 |
Retroocular pain | 199 | 72.1 | 60 | 69.0 | 25 | 80.6 | 13 | 81.3 |
Hyporexia | 177 | 64.1 | 45 | 51.7 | 21 | 67.7 | 11 | 68.8 |
Nauseas/vomiting | 137 | 49.6 | 40 | 46.0 | 13 | 41.9 | 7 | 43.8 |
Low back pain | 158 | 57.2 | 54 | 62.1 | 14 | 45.2 | 15 | 93.8 |
Odynophagia | 105 | 38.0 | 27 | 31.0 | 11 | 35.5 | 5 | 31.3 |
Rash | 60 | 21.7 | 16 | 18.4 | 9 | 29.0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Abdominal pain | 14 | 5.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 6.3 |
Platelet decrease | 6 | 2.2 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Petechiae | 10 | 3.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 6.3 |
Epistaxis | 4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gingivorrhagia | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hemoptisis | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chest pain | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Altered mental status | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Increase in hematocrit | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaundice | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Gynecorrhagia | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
Melaena | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decrease diuresis | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Echimosis | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Persistent vomiting | 5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Hypothermia | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lipotimia | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hypotension | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chills | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cough | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |