TABLE 3.

Clinical symptoms and signs and biological findings in Q fever endocarditis patients^a

Clinical findings	% of patients with indicated findings	Biological findings	% of patients with indicated findings
Male sex	76	Leukocytosis	25
Valve involved:		Leukopenia	15
Aortic	33	Increased transaminase levels	40–83
Mitral	50	Thrombocytopenia	26–56
Both	17	Anemia	40–55
Fever	68	Increased creatinine level	65–73
Cardiac failure	67	Elevated sedimentation rate	88
Hepatomegaly	56	Increased gamma globulin concentration	94
Splenomegaly	55	Circulating immune complexes	90
Clubbing of digits	37	Antinuclear antibodies	35
Purpuric rash	19	Rheumatoid factor	60
Arterial embolism	21	Smooth muscle antibodies	40
Death	37

^aData compiled from references 220, 290, and 349.