Table 2. Comparison of clinical features of leptospirosis and acute viral hepatitis (AVH).
| Clinical features | Leptospirosis (%) | AVH (A–E) (%) | P value |
| (n = 46) | (n = 142) | ||
| Jaundice | 35 (76) | 134 (94.36) | |
| Fever | 45 (97.8) | 88 (61.97) | |
| Headache | 21 (45.6) | 22 (15.49) | |
| Anorexia | 27 (58.6) | 115 (80.98) | |
| Nausea/vomiting | 17 (36.9) | 120 (84.5) | <0.05 |
| Myalgia | 16 (34.7) | 39 (27.46) | |
| Hepatomegaly | 17 (36.9) | 142 (100) | <0.001 |
| Splenomegaly | 5 (10.86) | 82 (57.7) | <0.01 |
| Conjunctival suffusion | 6 (13) | … | <0.001 |
| Diarrhoea | 4 (8.6) | … | |
| Abdominal pain | 31 (67.3) | 52 (36.6) | |
| Respiratory symptoms | 9 (19.5) | … | |
| Oliguria | 26 (57.2) | … | <0.01 |
| Chills | 34 (74.3) | 26 (19.7) | <0.001 |
| Calf muscle pain | 37 (80.5) | … | <0.001 |
| Arthralgia | 3 (7.2) | 15 (10.56) | |
| Tachycardia | 30 (64.2) | … | <0.001 |
| Tachypnea | 26 (55.4) | … | <0.001 |
| Renal tenderness | 7 (14.8) | … | |
| Acute onset | 43 (94.2) | 112 (78.87) |