Volume 25, Number 8—August 2019
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Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex Trematode Infections in Children, Bihar, India
Table 2
General and systemic examination results for 170 patients with Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematode infections, Bihar, India
Characteristic | No. positive |
---|---|
Anemia | 170 |
Fever | 8 |
Some dehydration | 129 |
Severe dehydration | 41 |
Malnutrition grading* | |
I | 11 |
I (K) | 10 |
II | 38 |
II (K) | 20 |
III | 31 |
III (K) | 28 |
IV | 15 |
IV (K) | 22 |
Not grouped | 1 |
No malnutrition | 6 |
Pedal and generalized edema | 82 |
Glossitis | 6 |
Angular stomatitis | 4 |
Xerosis conjunctiva | 8 |
Urticaria (rashes) | 2 |
*Grading system of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (Mumbai, India) for protein energy malnutrition based on a weight for age standard. K, Kwashiokor (patient has edema); I, mild; II, moderate; III, severe; IV, very severe.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.