Table 5.
Top three ranked diagnoses in each syndrome group for foreign visitors and expatriates seen during the 2008 Beijing Games
| FV seen during 2008 Olympics (N = 281 patients) | Expatriates (N = 426) | |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory (no. of diagnoses) | ||
| 1 | upper respiratory tract infection (28) | upper respiratory tract infection (29) |
| 2 | acute bronchitis (12) | acute bronchitis (12) |
| 3 | acute sinusitis (5); asthma (5); otitis externa (5); acute otitis media (5) | allergic rhinitis (9) |
| Injury and musculoskeletal (no. of diagnoses) | ||
| 1 | sprain/strain (18) | sprain/strain (33) |
| 2 | abrasion (6); laceration (6) | back pain (9) |
| 3 | fracture (2); contusion (2); nonseptic arthritis (2); sciatica (2); miscellaneous trauma or injury (2) | abrasion (7) |
| Other gastrointestinal (no. of diagnoses) | ||
| 1 | gastroenteritis (22); | gastroenteritis (10) |
| 2 | abdominal pain (3); constipation (3); vomiting/nausea (3) | hemorrhoids (3) |
| 3 | appendicitis (2); hemorrhoids (2) | dyspepsia (2); unspecified gastritis (2); abdominal pain (2); unspecified other gastrointestinal (2) |
| Dermatological (no. of diagnoses) | ||
| 1 | superficial skin infection or infected wound (5) | eczema (6) |
| 2 | eczema (3); rash of unknown etiology (3); herpes zoster (3); allergic, nondrug-related rash (3) | cyst (5); insect bite/sting (5) |
| 3 | insect bite (2); erysipelas (2); lice (2); paronychia (2) | skin abscess (e.g., furuncle, carbuncle, folliculitis) (4); superficial skin infection or infected wound (4); nongenital warts (4) |
| Acute diarrhea (no. of diagnoses) | ||
| 1 | acute unspecified diarrhea (12); | acute bacterial diarrhea (10) |
| 2 | acute bacterial diarrhea (4) | acute unspecified diarrhea (4) |
| 3 | acute viral diarrhea (2); Giardia (2) | Giardia (3) |