Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical profiles of the case-patients of lychee outbreaks in northern Bangladesh, 2012
| Characteristics | No. of observation | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Mean in years | 14 | 4.7 |
| Male | 14 | 9 (64) |
| Clinical features | ||
| Loss of consciousness | 14 | 13 (93) |
| Convulsion | 14 | 11 (79) |
| Lung crepitations on auscultation | 9* | 6 (67) |
| Excessive sweating | 14 | 8 (57) |
| Excessive respiratory secretions | 14 | 7 (50) |
| Frothy discharge from mouth | 14 | 7 (50) |
| Generalized weakness/paralysis | 14 | 5 (47) |
| Fixed dilated pupils | 14 | 4 (44) |
| Sudden cry | 14 | 6 (43) |
| Fever | 14 | 4 (29) |
| Vomiting | 14 | 4 (29) |
| Urinary incontinence | 14 | 3 (21) |
| Cold skin | 14 | 3 (21) |
| Difficulty breathing | 14 | 3 (21) |
| Diarrhea | 14 | 2 (14) |
| Unexplained lacrimation | 14 | 1 (7) |
| Median time from onset of illness to unconsciousness | 6† | 2.5 hours |
| Median time from onset of illness to death | 13‡ | 20 hours |
*
Medical records were available for nine case-patients.
†
Among the 13 case-patents who went on unconscious, information were available from six case-patients.
‡
One case-patient survived.