Table 1.
Demographics and clinical features in children presenting with lymphadenitis, stratified by severity
| All | Uncomplicated disease | Complicated disease | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 148 | n = 123 | n = 25 | |||
| Age at presentation, median (IQR) | 3.7 (4.8) | 4.0 (5.0) | 3.0 (5.0) | 0.381 | |
| Male: Female ratio | 1.18: 1 | 1.16: 1 | 1.27: 1 | 0.832 | |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background (%) a | 4 (2.7) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (12.0) | 0.002 | |
| Country of birth a | |||||
| Australia | 135 | 113 (91.9) | 22 (88) | 0.536 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 (1.6) | 1 (4) | ||
| USA | 2 | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | ||
| South Africa | 2 | 1 (0.8) | 1 (4) | ||
| Syria | 1 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| China | 1 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Croatia | 1 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Nepal | 1 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| UK | 1 | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | ||
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | ||
| Days from symptom onset to presentation, mean (SD) | 4.2 (3.1) | 3.8 (2.8) | 6.0 (3.8) | 0.001 | |
| Presenting features | |||||
| Fever | 88.3% | 87.6% | 91.7% | 0.575 | |
| Mass/swelling | 96.5% | 97.5% | 91.3% | 0.140 | |
| Unilateral | 87.8% | 83.9% | 90.5% | 0.718 | |
| Cervical | 94.9% | 94.9% | 95.3% | 0.738 | |
| Inguinal | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.957 | |
| Axillary | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.553 | |
| Lethargy/malaise | 47.1% | 45.2% | 58.3% | 0.405 | |
| Nausea | 5.6% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.393 | |
| Vomiting | 18.6% | 17.8% | 23.5% | 0.580 | |
| Night sweats | 5.6% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.396 | |
a Country of birth and identification with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background was obtained from the medical records, derived by self-identification at time of registration