Table 1.

Presenting clinical features in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Presenting feature	No. (n = 64)	(%)
Fever	62	97
Cough	36	56
Malaise	36	56
Coryza	26	41
Chills or rigor	21	33
Sputum production	19	30
Headache	18	28
Myalgia	18	28
Poor feeding/anorexia	15	23
Nausea and/or vomiting	13	20
Dizziness	12	19
Diarrhoea	11	17
Sore throat	7	11
Dyspnoea	6	9
Abdominal pain	4	6
Lethargy	3	5
Chest pain	1	2
Cyanotic attack	1	2