Table 1 Clinical features of patients on admission
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | Female | Female | Female | Female |
Age (years) | 34 | 20 | 49 | 50 | 46 |
Appearance | Average built | Overweight | Overweight | Overweight | Average built |
Co-morbidities | DM | DM, HT | DM, Dyslipidaemia | ||
Duration of fever on admission (Days) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Presenting complaints | Fever | Fever | Fever | Fever | Fever |
- Headache | - Myalgia | - Myalgia - | - Myalgia | - Vomiting | |
- Vomiting | -Headache | - Diarrhoea | - Headache | - PV bleeding | |
- Diarrhoea | - Menses | - Vomiting | |||
Cardiovascular system | Pulse – weak | Pulse-100 bpm | Pulse-100 bpm, low volume | BP – 160/100 mmHg which dropped to 110/60 mmHg | Pulse - weak |
BP-unrecordable | BP – 80/60 mmHg | BP - unrecordable | BP – 80/50 mmHg | ||
Evidence of plasma leak | Ascites B/L Pleural effusion | Right pleural effusion | Clear lungs No ascites | Right pleural effusion | Ascites B/L Pleural effusion |
Progress | Recurrent shock | Recurrent shock | - Hepatic encephalopathy | Uncontrolled bleeding | Bleeding |
- Bleeding | |||||
Duration of illness at death (Days) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |