Table 3.
Frequency of Clinical Symptoms on Admission
| Symptom* | Acute N (%) |
Relapsed N (%) |
Latent N (%) |
Chronic N (%) |
Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | 129 (82.2) | 31 (70.5) | 41 (66.1) | 3 (30.0%) | 204 (74.7) |
| Sweats | 112 (71.3) | 24 (54.5) | 35 (56.6) | 4 (40.0) | 175 (64.1) |
| Rigors | 20 (12.8) | 6 (13.6) | 5 (8.1) | 1 (10.0) | 32 (11.8) |
| Malaise | 81 (51.6) | 19 (43.2) | 29 (46.8) | 1 (10.0) | 130 (47.6) |
| Fatigue | 63 (40.1) | 9 (20.5) | 16 (25.8) | 1 (10.0) | 89 (32.6) |
| Aches | 28 (18.2) | 17 (40.5) | 20 (32.3) | 2 (20.0) | 67 (25.0) |
| Arthralgia | 138 (87.9) | 37 (84.1) | 55 (88.7) | 9 (90.0) | 239 (87.5) |
| Arthritis | 20 (12.7) | 5 (11.4) | 7 (11.3) | 1 (10.0) | 33 (12.1) |
| Myalgia | 17 (10.8) | 5 (11.4) | 3 (4.8) | 1 (10.0) | 26 (9.5) |
| Bursitis | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 4 (6.5) | 0 | 5 (1.8) |
| Anorexia | 10 (6.4) | 2 (4.5) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 13 (4.8) |
| Abdominal Pain | 8 (5.1) | 3 (6.8) | 5 (8.1) | 1 (10.0) | 17 (6.3) |
| Hepatomegaly | 38 (24.2) | 15 (34.1) | 14 (22.6) | 2 (20.0) | 69 (25.3) |
| Splenomegaly | 14 (8.9) | 5 (11.4) | 2 (3.2) | 0 | 21 (7.7) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 15 (9.6) | 7 (15.9) | 4 (6.5) | 0 | 26 (9.5) |
| Cough | 4 (2.5) | 1 (2.3) | 4 (6.5) | 0 | 9 (3.3) |
| Testicular Pain** | 12 (9.0) | 4 (10.0) | 0 | 0 | 16 (6.8) |
| Testicular swelling** | 14 (10.5) | 3 (7.5) | 0 | 0 | 17 (7.3) |
| Total | 157 | 44 | 63 | 10 | 274 |
*The following symptoms were assessed in the medical charts, but were recorded in fewer than five charts and are therefore not listed in the table above: weight loss, diarrhea, constipation, jaundice, sore throat, tonsillitis, pneumonia, depression, difficulty concentrating, skin lesions, and ocular symptoms.
**Percentages reflect only male patients