Table 1.
Clinical parameters of cases and controls
|
VL cases |
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage% | |
| Male |
49 |
65.33 |
| Female |
26 |
34.67 |
| Age |
1 y- 60 y (mean 17.80 years) |
NA |
|
Controls | ||
| Male |
70 |
69.31 |
| Female |
31 |
30.69 |
| Age |
2 y- 70 y (mean 26.88 years) |
NA |
|
Clinical signs and symptoms of VL cases | ||
| Duration of fever (in weeks) |
4-52 weeks (mean = 20 weeks) |
|
| Anaemia |
74 |
98.7 |
| Weight Loss |
75 |
100 |
| Hepatomegaly |
58 |
77.3 |
| Splenomegaly |
74 |
98.7 |
| Blackening |
72 |
96.0 |
| Jaundice |
1 |
1.3 |
| Bleeding |
6 |
8.0 |
| Pancytopenia |
29 |
38.7 |
| ESR | 25-175 (mean = 102.81) | NA |