Table 5.
Prevalence of clinical symptoms and signs among 155 confirmed case-patients with leptospirosis during the leptospirosis outbreak, Kegalle, Kandy, and Matale, Sri Lanka, 2008
| Clinical symptoms/signs | Definitive cases (n = 92) | Presumptive cases (n = 63) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | |
| Headache | 76 | 82.6 | 55 | 87.3 |
| Myalgia | 71 | 77.2 | 47 | 74.6 |
| Arthralgia | 67 | 72.8 | 45 | 71.4 |
| Prostration | 55 | 59.8 | 52 | 82.5 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 57 | 62.0 | 45 | 71.4 |
| Anorexia | 46 | 50.5 | 35 | 55.6 |
| Conjunctival suffusion | 42 | 45.7 | 33 | 52.4 |
| Chills | 35 | 38.0 | 26 | 41.3 |
| Jaundice | 32 | 34.8 | 25 | 39.7 |
| Oliguria | 33 | 35.9 | 25 | 39.7 |
| Abdominal pain | 25 | 27.2 | 22 | 34.9 |
| Muscle tenderness | 28 | 30.4 | 18 | 28.6 |
| Diarrhea | 20 | 21.7 | 10 | 15.9 |
| Hepatomegaly | 16 | 17.4 | 8 | 12.7 |
| Shortness of breathing | 11 | 12.0 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Neck stiffness | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 11.1 |
| Mental confusion | 5 | 5.4 | 2 | 3.2 |