Table 3.
Collective ranked analysis of the presenting clinical characteristics of all reported cases of autochthonous cases of paragonimiasis in the United States during the study period, 1984 to 2010
Clinical characteristic | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Fever with or without night sweats | 13 | 86.6 |
Cough | 14 | 87.5 |
Pleural effusion | 13 | 81.3 |
Eosinophilia | 13 | 81.3 |
Fever and malaise | 8 | 50.0 |
Dyspnea | 8 | 50.0 |
Hemoptysis | 6 | 37.5 |
Migratory skin nodules | 4 | 25.0 |
Pneumothorax | 4 | 25.0 |
Headache | 3 | 18.8 |