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Table 2 Symptoms during an episode of varicella* in children < 6 years of age, the Netherlands, 2007
| No medical doctor's visit (n = 1,591) | Medical doctor's visit (n = 973) | 0-5 years (n = 2,564) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Symptoms | |||
| Skin vesicles¥ | 1,552 (97.5) | 964 (99.1) | 2,516 (98.1) |
| Itching‡ | 1,452 (91.3) | 905 (93.0) | 2,357 (91.9) |
| Listlessness¶ | 1,417 (89.1) | 908 (93.3) | 2,325 (90.7) |
| Fever¶ | 1,167 (73.4) | 830 (85.3) | 1,997 (77.9) |
| Troubled sleeping¶ | 941 (59.1) | 706 (72.6) | 1,647 (64.2) |
| Troubled eating or drinking | 785 (49.3) | 619 (63.6) | 1,404 (54.8) |
| Cold/coughing¶ | 647 (40.7) | 551 (56.6) | 1,198 (46.7) |
| Mouth vesicles¶ | 574 (36.1) | 457 (47.0) | 1,031 (40.2) |
| Skin haemorrhage¶ | 530 (33.3) | 439 (45.1) | 969 (37.8) |
| Diarrhoea¶ | 390 (24.5) | 421 (43.3) | 811 (31.6) |
| Vomiting¶ | 210 (13.2) | 261 (26.8) | 471 (18.4) |
| Skin infection or inflammation¶ | 168 (10.6) | 243 (25.0) | 411 (16.0) |
| Balance or movement disorder¶ | 37 (2.3) | 78 (8.0) | 115 (4.5) |
| Fits/convulsions¶ | 31 (1.9) | 54 (5.5) | 85 (3.3) |
| Unconsciousness† | 27 (1.7) | 38 (3.9) | 65 (2.5) |
| Other symptoms¶ § | 8 (0.5) | 37 (3.8) | 45 (1.8) |
