Volume 21, Number 4—April 2015
Synopsis
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome , Southern Chile, 1995–2012
Table 2
Clinical characteristics on admission to Hospital Puerto Montt for 80 patients with confirmed hantavirus disease, Puerto Montt, Chile, 1995–2012
| Symptoms/signs | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Main symptoms | |
| Fever | 73 (91) |
| Myalgia | 57 (71) |
| Headache | 39 (49) |
| Respiratory distress | 36 (45) |
| Abdominal pain | 35 (44) |
| Cough | 32 (40) |
| Malaise | 31 (39) |
| Vomiting | 19 (24) |
| Diarrhea | 17 (21) |
| Anorexia | 17 (21) |
| Chills | 8 (10) |
| Rare symptoms | |
| Generalized rash | 1 (0.1) |
| Low back pain | 4 (0.5) |
| Bloody sputum | 2 (0.3) |
| Confusion | 2 (0.3) |
| Sore throat | 1 (0.1) |
| Urinary | 1 (0.1) |
| Signs on chest radiograph | |
| Infiltrates | 75 (94) |
| Interstitial pattern | 53 (66) |
| Alveolar pattern | 12 (15) |
| Mixed pattern | 10 (13) |
| Bilateral | 71 (95) |
| Infiltrates in 4 quadrants | 39 (49) |
| Opacity progress by ≥50% within 48 h | 24 (30) |
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