Volume 11, Number 7—July 2005
Dispatch
Blackwater Fever in Children, Burundi
Federico Gobbi*
, Sabrina Audagnotto*, Laura Trentini*, Innocent Nkurunziza†, Manuel Corachan‡, and Giovanni Di Perri*
, Sabrina Audagnotto*, Laura Trentini*, Innocent Nkurunziza†, Manuel Corachan‡, and Giovanni Di Perri*Table
Clinical data from children at the onset of blackwater fever
| Data | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 | Case 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 13 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| Parasites/μL | 4,700 | 6,800 | 8,100 | 1,680 | 0 | 7,600 | 11,480 | 5,450 | 0 |
| Fever* | + | + | + | – | + | + | + | + | + |
| Jaundice† | + | – | + | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hepatomegaly‡ | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | + | + |
| Splenomegaly‡ | – | + | + | – | – | + | + | + | + |
| Vomiting | – | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | – |
| Oligoanuria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abdominal pain | + | – | – | + | – | – | – | + | – |
*Axillary temperature >37.5°C.
†Total bilirubinemia >1.5 mg/dL.
‡Manually assessed, >2 cm by costal margin.
