Table 2.
Clinical manifestations of 6 variants when and before diagnosed at our department.
| Variables | Total | Nodule | Plaque | Diffuse swelling | Mixture | Tumor | Elephantiasis | Statistical test | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient number | 216 | 45 | 33 | 96 | 17 | 10 | 15 | ||
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| PTM course | |||||||||
| X ± SD month | 27.6 ± 37.6 | 24.48 ± 29.06 | 25.3 ± 31.8 | 26.8 ± 36.2 | 30.4 ± 38.9 | 22.2 ± 20.8 | 48.0 ± 45.2 | F = 1.231 | 0.296 |
| Range (min–max) month | 0.67–192 | 0.67–120 | 1–120 | 1–192 | 1–144 | 12–72 | 6–180 | ||
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| Symptom | |||||||||
| Pruritus (number) | 116/216 (53.7%) | 25 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 13 | χ 2 = 8.137 | 0.149 |
| Hyperhidrosis (number) | 97/216 (44.91%) | 8 | 10 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 14 | χ 2 = 48.379 | 0.000 |
| Hypertrichosis (number) | 65/216 (30.09%) | 10 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 7 | χ 2 = 3.944 | 0.558 |
| Orange peel-like appearance (number) | 108/216 (50%) | 14 | 23 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 8 | χ 2 = 11.711 | 0.039 |
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| Local injury history | |||||||||
| Yes (number) | 65 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | χ 2 = 13.234 | 0.021 |
| No (number) | 151 | 33 | 26 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ||
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| Scars on lesions | |||||||||
| Yes (number) | 104 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 12 | χ 2 = 11.915 | 0.036 |
| No (number) | 112 | 31 | 18 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
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| PTM relapse | |||||||||
| Yes (number) | 72 | 16 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | χ 2 = 2.347 | 0.799 |
| No (number) | 144 | 29 | 24 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 12 | ||
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| Stages | |||||||||
| Active | 185 | 36 | 30 | 84 | 16 | 8 | 11 | χ 2 = 16.543 | 0.347 |
| Stable | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Scerotic | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Receding | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||