Table 1.
Comparison of dengue and chikungunya presenting signs and symptoms among patients seen in a tertiary hospital, Manila, Philippines, November 2012 to December 2013
| Presenting signs/symptoms | DENV PCR+ (N = 37) | CHIKV PCR+ (N = 11) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Measured temperature ≥ 38°C | 37 | 100 | 10 | 91 | 0.064 |
| Headache | 28 | 76 | 8 | 73 | 0.843 |
| Loss of appetite | 26 | 70 | 6 | 55 | 0.331 |
| Chills | 20 | 54 | 6 | 55 | 0.331 |
| Muscle/body pain | 19 | 51 | 5 | 45 | 0.731 |
| Malaise/fatigue | 19 | 51 | 5 | 45 | 0.731 |
| Cough | 18 | 49 | 3 | 27 | 0.210 |
| Vomiting | 17 | 46 | 4 | 36 | 0.574 |
| Nausea | 14 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 0.520 |
| Eye pain | 13 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 0.287 |
| Joint paint | 13 | 35 | 3 | 27 | 0.627 |
| Abdominal pain | 12 | 32 | 3 | 27 | 0.746 |
| Sore throat | 8 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0.350 |
| Skin rash | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 0.322 |
| Bleeding | 7 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 0.549 |
| Runny nose | 6 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 0.409 |
| Diarrhea | 5 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0.697 |
| Dark urine | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.198 |
| Shortness of breath | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.255 |
| Seizure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Stiff neck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Abnormal movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jaundice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mental status change | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
CHIKV = chikungunya virus; DENV = dengue virus; PCR = polymerase chain reaction.