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. 2012 Oct;26(10):729–733. doi: 10.1155/2012/852835
Age, years, median (range) 33 (22–54)
Male sex 24 (83)
History of travel to the tropics 25 (86)
Time between travel and symptom onset, median (range) 28 weeks (1 day to 14 years)
Duration of symptoms before diagnosis, days, median (range) 14 (2–271)
Region of travel
  South Asia 10 (40)
  North Africa or Middle East 3 (12)
  South America 3 (12)
  Central America or Carribean 3 (12)
  Sub-Saharan Africa 3 (12)
  Southeast Asia 1 (4)
  Pacific Islands 1 (4)
Symptoms at presentation
  Fever 26 (90)
  Anorexia 19 (66)
  Abdominal pain 16 (55)
  Weight loss 14 (48)
  Right chest pain 12 (41)
  Diarrhea or dysentery 11 (38)
Signs at presentation
  Fever 23 (79)
  Right upper quadrant tenderness 22 (76)
  Epigastric tenderness 15 (52)
  Right basilar lung signs 8 (28)
  Icterus 7 (24)
Diagnostics
  Stool trophozoite seen 7 (24)
  Serology positive 27 (93)

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated