Volume 22, Number 7—July 2016
Letter
Clinical Manifestations of Zika Virus Infection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015
José Cerbino-Neto
, Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, Thiago Moreno L. Souza, Viviane Parreira, Bernardo Bastos Wittlin, Betina Durovni, Maria Cristina Ferreira Lemos, Alexandre Vizzoni, Jan Felix Drexler, Simone Alves Sampaio, Bianca de Santis Gonçalves, and Fernando A. Bozza
, Emersom Cicilini Mesquita, Thiago Moreno L. Souza, Viviane Parreira, Bernardo Bastos Wittlin, Betina Durovni, Maria Cristina Ferreira Lemos, Alexandre Vizzoni, Jan Felix Drexler, Simone Alves Sampaio, Bianca de Santis Gonçalves, and Fernando A. Bozza
Table
Characteristics of Zika virus disease patients seeking care in an acute care clinic, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 28–June 8, 2015
| Characteristic | Value* |
|---|---|
| Cohort, no. patients | 57 |
| Age, y | 34 (25–40) |
| Female sex |
36 (63) |
| Symptoms | |
| Exanthema | 56 (98) |
| Fever† | 38 (67) |
| Days from symptom onset to exanthema | 1 (0–2) |
| Arthralgia | 33 (58) |
| Itching | 32 (56) |
| Headache | 38 (67) |
| Myalgia | 28 (49) |
| Retro-orbital pain | 23 (40) |
| Conjunctivitis | 22 (39) |
| Joint swelling | 13 (23) |
*Median (interquartile range) or no. (%) case-patients.
†Measured in medical office (n = 30) or self-reported (n = 8).
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