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Clinical findings in 415 children with Mediterranean spotted fever. |
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| Clinical manifestations |
No. (%) of cases |
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| Fever |
386 (93) |
| Rash |
392 (94.5) |
| Tache noire |
263 (63.4) |
| Local lymphoadenopathy |
214 (51.6) |
| Headache |
122 (29.4) |
| Arthralgia and myalgia |
158 (38.1) |
| Arthritis |
3 (0.7) |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms |
116 (27.9) |
| Hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly |
273 (65.8) |
| Orchitis |
1 (0.2) |
| Conjunctival hyperaemia |
53 (12.8) |
| Meningism |
3 (0.7) |
| Meningitis |
1 (0.2) |
Colomba et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2006 6:60 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-6-60 |
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