Table 2.
Presenting features and physical findings in a series of 135 patients with HIV/AIDS
| Symptoms and signs | Frequency* n (%) |
| Fever | 95(70.4) |
| Weight loss | 88(65.2) |
| Cough | 57(42.2) |
| Expectoration | 38(28.1) |
| Dyspnoea | 34(25.2) |
| Diarrhoea | 32(23.7) |
| Abdominal pain | 31(23) |
| Vomiting | 22(16.3) |
| Night sweats | 19(14.1) |
| Chest pain | 17(12.6) |
| Haemoptysis | 4(3) |
| Altered sensorium | 5(3.7) |
| Seizures | 4(3) |
| Body mass index <19 kg/m2 (n = 78) | 52(66.7) |
| Midarm circumference†, in cm (mean ± SD) (n = 76) | 18.9 ± 4.2 |
| Triceps skin-fold thickness†, in mm (mean ± SD) (n = 78) | 6.9 ± 1.7 |
| Lymphadenopathy – cervical | 39(28.9) |
| – axillary | 32(23.7) |
| – mediastinal | 18(13.3) |
| – retroperitoneal | 15(11.1) |
| – generalised | 22(16.3) |
| Hepatomegaly | 29(21.5) |
| Splenomegaly | 24(17.8) |
| Pleural effusion | 15(11.1) |
| Ascites | 3(2.2) |
| Pericardial effusion | 3(2.2) |
| Jaundice | 9(6.7) |
| MMSE score <23 | 28(20.7) |
| Nuchal rigidity | 12(8.9) |
| Focal neurologic deficit | 8(5.9) |
* The denominator is 135, except for anthropometric parameters, where the number of patients is given in parentheses; † Measured at midpoint between acromian and olecranon processes of non-dominant arm: mean of three consecutive readings was taken; MMSE – Mini mental status examination.