Table 2 Clinical characteristics and complications of patients with brucellosis
Variable | No.(%) |
|---|---|
Symptoms | |
 Fever | 793 (93.3) |
 Hyperhidrosis | 384 (45.2) |
 Fatigue | 328 (38.6) |
 Arthralgia | 593 (69.8) |
 Headache and Dizziness | 153 (18.0) |
 Anorexia | 251 (29.5) |
 Lose weight | 68 (8.0) |
Physical examinations | |
 Hepatomegaly | 73 (8.6) |
 Splenomegaly | 289 (34.0) |
 Hepatosplenomegaly | 55 (6.5) |
 Lymphadenectasis | 91 (10.7) |
Complications | |
 Arthrophlogosis | 121 (14.2) |
 Spondylitis | 111 (13.1) |
 Lumbar involved | 105 |
 Thoracic vertebra involved | 6 |
 Cervical vertebra involved | 9 |
 Sacral vertebrae involved | 4 |
 Epididymo-orchitis | 50 (5.9) |
 Pneumonia | 40 (4.7) |
 Meningitis | 9 (1.1) |
 Focal abscess | 5 (0.6) |
 Soft tissue inflammation | 8 (0.9) |
 Nerve involved | 3 (0.4) |
 Infective endocarditis | 1 (0.1) |