Table 5. The most prevalent (in >1/3 cases) clinical observations in T.b. rhodesiense HAT.
Early stage HAT characteristics | Late stage HAT characteristics | ||||
Clinical observation | n | % | Clinical observation | n | % |
Tororo focus | Tororo focus | ||||
Lymphadenopathy | 2 | 100 | Mild anaemia | 64 | 81 |
Low systolic BP | 2 | 100 | Low systolic BP | 25 | 72 |
Mild anaemia | 10 | 80 | GCS<15>8 | 27 | 52 |
Mild oedema | 2 | 50 | Somnolence | 26 | 46 |
Chancre | 10 | 50 | |||
Soroti focus | Soroti focus | ||||
Tremors | 33 | 61 | Mild anaemia | 122 | 91 |
Somnolence | 33 | 58 | Tremors | 84 | 67 |
Mild anaemia | 37 | 57 | Somnolence | 84 | 54 |
Chancre | 37 | 46 | Lymphadenopathy | 64 | 48 |
Gait aided | 33 | 45 | Mild oedema | 76 | 47 |
Low systolic BP | 65 | 37 | |||
Gait aided | 83 | 35 | |||
Nkhotakota focus | Nkhotakota focus | ||||
Mild anaemia | 25 | 68 | Fever | 4 | 100 |
Fever | 30 | 50 | Mild anaemia | 4 | 75 |
Hepatomegaly | 30 | 40 | |||
Splenomegaly | 31 | 36 |