Infectious diseases |
Number (%) |
Bacterial; pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 44), suspected tuberculosis (n = 9) intestinal tuberculosis (n = 1), tuberculous peritonitis (n = 1), relapsing fever Borrelia recurrentis (n = 2) |
57 (43.8) |
Parasitic; malaria (P. vivax n = 28, P. falciparum n = 2), leishmaniasis (n = 1), schistosomiasis (n = 2), (scabies n = 7) |
40 (30.8) |
Clinical presentation of an infection, not otherwise specified; fever, diarrhoea, abscess, respiratory infection, perinatal infection, deep infection of the finger, viral infection, tonsillitis, gastroenteritis, pharyngitis, eosinophilia |
17 (13.1) |
Viral; viral bronchiolitis (n = 2), viral respiratory infection (n = 1), hepatitis C (n = 9), cytomegalovirus (n = 1), disseminated Varicella Zoster Virus infection (n = 2) |
15 (11.5) |
Fungus; nasopharyngeal candida |
1 (0.8) |
Total |
130 (100) |
Non infectious diseases |
Number (%) |
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium |
40(21.5) |
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
23(12.4) |
diseases of the circulatory system |
22(11.8) |
certain conditions originating the perinatal period |
19(10.2) |
genitourinary system |
14(7.5) |
diseases of the nervous system |
12(6.4) |
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases |
9(4.8) |
external causes of morbidity and mortality |
8(4.3) |
diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue |
5(2.7) |
diseases of the digestive system |
5(2.7) |
diseases of the blood and immune system |
5(2.7) |
diseases of the eye and adnexa |
4(2.1) |
diseases of the ear and mastoid process |
4(2.1) |
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
4(2.1) |
Neoplasms |
4 (2.1) |
mental and behavioural disorders |
4(2.1) |
diseases of the respiratory system |
3(1.6) |
diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue |
3(1.6) |
Total |
186 (100.0) |