Table 2.
Clinical characteristics and complications of patients with brucellosis
| Variable | No.(%) |
|---|---|
| Symptoms | |
| Fever | 793 (93.3) |
| Hyperhidrosis | 384 (45.2) |
| Fatigue | 328 (38.6) |
| Arthralgia | 593 (69.8) |
| Headache and Dizziness | 153 (18.0) |
| Anorexia | 251 (29.5) |
| Lose weight | 68 (8.0) |
| Physical examinations | |
| Hepatomegaly | 73 (8.6) |
| Splenomegaly | 289 (34.0) |
| Hepatosplenomegaly | 55 (6.5) |
| Lymphadenectasis | 91 (10.7) |
| Complications | |
| Arthrophlogosis | 121 (14.2) |
| Spondylitis | 111 (13.1) |
| Lumbar involved | 105 |
| Thoracic vertebra involved | 6 |
| Cervical vertebra involved | 9 |
| Sacral vertebrae involved | 4 |
| Epididymo-orchitis | 50 (5.9) |
| Pneumonia | 40 (4.7) |
| Meningitis | 9 (1.1) |
| Focal abscess | 5 (0.6) |
| Soft tissue inflammation | 8 (0.9) |
| Nerve involved | 3 (0.4) |
| Infective endocarditis | 1 (0.1) |