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The frequency of clinical features of VL patients at Tefera Hailu Memorial Hospital, Sekota, Northeast Ethiopia from January 2017 to December 2021.
| Number (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical symptoms | ||
| Fever | 127 | 96.2 |
| Weight loss | 102 | 77.3 |
| Jaundice | 28 | 21.2 |
| Vomiting/diarrhea | 21 | 15.9 |
| Bleeding episodes | 18 | 13.6 |
| Abdominal pain | 26 | 19.7 |
| General weakness | 106 | 80.3 |
| Clinical signs | ||
| Splenomegaly | 125 | 94.7 |
| Hepatomegaly | 52 | 39.4 |
| Skin mucosal pallor | 102 | 77.3 |
| Ascites | 42 | 31.8 |
| Palpable lymphadenopathy | 8 | 6.1 |
