Table 1 Clinical presentations of 28 enterovirus-related HFMD/HA inpatients with diarrhoea
Characters | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age (months) | 28.7 ± 17.7 |
Duration of diarrhoea (days) | |
1–4 | 22 (78.6) |
5 | 0 (0) |
≥6 | 6 (21.4) |
Maximum no. diarrhoeal stools/24 h | |
≤3 | 10 (35.7) |
4–5 | 8 (28.6) |
≥6 | 10 (35.7) |
Vomiting | 11 (39.3) |
Duration of vomiting (days) | |
0 | 17 (60.7) |
1 | 7 (25.0) |
2 | 1 (3.6) |
≥3 | 3 (10.7) |
Maximum no. vomiting episodes/24 h | |
0 | 17(60.7) |
1 | 0 (0.0) |
2–4 | 8 (28.6) |
≥5 | 3 (10.7) |
Maximum body temperature (°C) | |
<37.1 | 1 (3.6) |
37.1–38.4 | 2 (7.1) |
38.5–38.9 | 9 (32.1) |
≥39 | 16 (57.1) |
Dehydration | |
None | 23 (82.1) |
Mild | 1 (3.6) |
Severe | 4 (14.3) |
Stool consistency | |
Watery | 21 (75.0) |
Mushy | 6 (21.4) |
Mucous | 1 (3.6) |
Occult blood in stool | 4 (14.3) |
Mild diarrhoea (score ≤ 11) | 23 (82.1) |
Severe diarrhoea (score > 11) | 5 (17.9) |