Table 2 Clinical features in 411 patients clinically examined during the outbreak of hepatitis E in Bangui in 2004
From: Clinical and epidemiological aspects of a hepatitis E outbreak in Bangui, Central African Republic
Clinical characteristics | Positive IgM-HEV (n = 213) |
|---|---|
Clinical signs | |
Jaundice (n = 353) | 199 (93.4%) |
Vomiting (n = 213) | 108 (50.7%) |
Hepatalgia (n = 212) | 101 (47.4%) |
Hepatomegaly (n = 142) | 66 (30.9%) |
Fever (n = 56) | 31 (14.5%) |
Abdominal pain (n = 18) | 9 (4.2%) |
Dark urine (n = 16) | 8 (3.7%) |
Nausea (n = 11) | 7 (3.3%) |
Itching (n = 9) | 6 (2.8%) |
Encephalopathy (n = 10) | 5 (2.3%) |
Myalgia (n = 3) | 3 (1.4%) |
Hemorrhage (n = 6) | 1 (0.5%) |
Discolored stools (n = 4) | 1 (0.5%) |
Clinical symptoms | |
Asthenia (n = 84) | 57 (26.8%) |
Distended abdomen (n = 64) | 31 (14.5%) |
Epigastralgia (n = 19) | 12 (5.6%) |
Arthralgia (n = 19) | 11 (5.2%) |
Anorexia (n = 10) | 8 (3.7%) |
Limb oedema (n = 25) | 7 (3.3%) |
Headache (n = 10) | 4 (1.9%) |
Diarrhoea (n = 7) | 4 (1.9%) |
Ascites (n = 5) | 3 (1.4%) |
Splenomegaly (n = 5) | 1 (0.5%) |
Deterioration of general condition (n = 5) | 0 |
Cutaneous eruption (n = 1) | 0 |