Table 1.
Common clinical features of typhoid fever in childhood in hospital and community settings in Karachi, Pakistan. Values are numbers (percentages)
| Hospital based patients (n=1158)* | Community based cohorta (n=340)† | |
|---|---|---|
| High grade fever | 1044 (95) | 338 (99) |
| Anorexia | 811 (70) | 11 (3) |
| Vomiting | 451 (39) | 43 (13) |
| Hepatomegaly | 471 (41) | 68 (20) |
| Diarrhoea | 406 (35) | 26 (8) |
| Toxicity | 377 (33) | 1 (0.3) |
| Abdominal pain | 320 (28) | 65 (19) |
| Splenomegaly | 226 (20) | 17 (5) |
| Constipation | 127 (11) | 1 (0.3) |
| Headache | 138 (12) | 26 (8) |
| Jaundice | 23 (2) | 0 |
| Obtundation | 23 (2) | 1 (0.3) |
| Ileus | 12 (1) | 1 (0.3) |
| Intestinal perforation | 58 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) |
| Myalgia | 174 (15) | 15 (4.4) |
*
Data from Bhutta 1996.12
†
Data from Siddiqui et al 2006.5