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. 2017 Dec;23(12):2120–2121. doi: 10.3201/eid2312.171375

Table. Distribution of clinical signs and symptoms among 3 patients retrospectively identified as having Zika virus infection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013*.

No. patients, sign or symptom Patient A Patient B Patient C
3 patients
Arthralgia† Yes Yes Yes
Fever†, no. days Yes, 1 Yes, 2 Yes, 1
Headache Yes Yes Yes
Myalgia Yes Yes Yes
Nausea Yes Yes Yes
Prostration Yes Yes Yes
Retroorbital pain
Yes
Yes
Yes
2 patients
Adenomegaly Yes Yes No
Chills Yes No Yes
Dizziness Yes Yes No
Low back pain No Yes Yes
Taste alteration Yes Yes No
Vomiting
Yes
No
Yes
1 patient
Anorexia No No Yes
Cold extremities Yes No No
Cough Yes No No
Dyspnea No Yes No
Eye congestion No Yes No
Eye redness perception† No Yes No
Hemoconcentration No No Yes
Hoarseness No Yes No
Leukopenia No Yes No
Oropharyngeal pain Yes No No
Otalgia No Yes No
Pruritus No Yes No
Thready pulse Yes No No

*No patients had exanthema.
†Signs and symptoms considered in Brazilian Ministry of Health’s definition for suspected Zika virus infection (http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/index.php/descricao-da-doenca-zika).